Land area (sq. km), per capita in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Land area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0103 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land area (sq. km), per capita in East Asia & Pacific, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific recorded 0.0103 sq. km per person for land area (sq. km), per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area (sq. km), per capita in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 0.0234 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0103 sq. km per person, in 2023.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 38th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land area (sq. km), per capita in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0234 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.023 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0225 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.022 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0215 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0209 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0204 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0199 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0194 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0189 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0184 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 0.018 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0176 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0173 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0169 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0167 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0164 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0162 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0159 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0157 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0155 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0152 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.015 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0147 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0145 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0143 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0141 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0138 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0136 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0134 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0132 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0131 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0129 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0127 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0126 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0124 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0123 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0121 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.012 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0119 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0118 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0117 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0116 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0115 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0115 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0114 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0113 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0112 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0111 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.011 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.011 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0109 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0108 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0107 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0106 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0106 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0105 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0104 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0104 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0103 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0103 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0103 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0103 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0214 sq. km per person | 0.0194 sq. km per person | 0.0234 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0172 sq. km per person | 0.0159 sq. km per person | 0.0189 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0146 sq. km per person | 0.0136 sq. km per person | 0.0157 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0127 sq. km per person | 0.012 sq. km per person | 0.0134 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0115 sq. km per person | 0.0111 sq. km per person | 0.0119 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0107 sq. km per person | 0.0104 sq. km per person | 0.011 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0103 sq. km per person | 0.0103 sq. km per person | 0.0103 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
- 35 Papua New Guinea 0.0436 sq. km per person compare
- 36 Brazil 0.0396 sq. km per person compare
- 37 Sweden 0.0387 sq. km per person compare
- 38 Vanuatu 0.038 sq. km per person compare
- 39 Peru 0.0378 sq. km per person compare
- 40 Chile 0.0378 sq. km per person compare
- 41 Sudan 0.0373 sq. km per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for East Asia & Pacific
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.86 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.5% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 842.28 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.0% (2025)
- Rural population 35.2% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0553 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 778.27 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area (sq. km), per capita in East Asia & Pacific?
- Land area (sq. km), per capita in East Asia & Pacific was 0.0103 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0234 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0103 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for land area (sq. km), per capita?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 38th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is land area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.