Land area (sq. km), per capita in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Land area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0238 sq. km per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Land area (sq. km), per capita in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area (sq. km), per capita in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) is 0.0238 sq. km per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area (sq. km), per capita in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 0.0273 sq. km per person in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0038 sq. km per person, in 1991.
That places Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 14th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land area (sq. km), per capita in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0061 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0059 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0058 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0057 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0056 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0055 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0054 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0053 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0052 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0051 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 0.005 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0049 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0049 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0048 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0047 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0047 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0046 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0045 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0045 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0044 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0043 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0043 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0042 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0042 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0041 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.004 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.004 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0039 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0039 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0038 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0038 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0273 sq. km per person | +620.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0272 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.027 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0269 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0268 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0268 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0267 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0266 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0266 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0265 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0263 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0262 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0261 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.026 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0263 sq. km per person | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0263 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0261 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0259 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0257 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0255 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0253 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.025 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0248 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0246 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0244 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0242 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.024 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0238 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0236 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0235 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0236 sq. km per person | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0238 sq. km per person | +0.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land area (sq. km), per capita in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +620.9% | 0.0038 sq. km per person | 0.0273 sq. km per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0056 sq. km per person | 0.0052 sq. km per person | 0.0061 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0048 sq. km per person | 0.0045 sq. km per person | 0.0051 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0041 sq. km per person | 0.0039 sq. km per person | 0.0044 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0223 sq. km per person | 0.0038 sq. km per person | 0.0273 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0262 sq. km per person | 0.0259 sq. km per person | 0.0266 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0247 sq. km per person | 0.0238 sq. km per person | 0.0257 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0236 sq. km per person | 0.0235 sq. km per person | 0.0238 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- 11 Mauritania 0.2052 sq. km per person compare
- 12 Kazakhstan 0.1328 sq. km per person compare
- 13 Central African Republic 0.1209 sq. km per person compare
- 14 Russia 0.1139 sq. km per person compare
- 15 Gabon 0.1037 sq. km per person compare
- 16 Bolivia 0.0885 sq. km per person compare
- 17 Norway 0.066 sq. km per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 175.15 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.2% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 80.22 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.0% (2025)
- Rural population 31.7% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0622 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 691.54 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.9714 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area (sq. km), per capita in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Land area (sq. km), per capita in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 0.0238 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0273 sq. km per person in 1992.
- What is the lowest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0038 sq. km per person in 1991.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for land area (sq. km), per capita?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 14th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is land area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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.