What is the highest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?

The highest recorded value was 0.0526 sq. km per person in 1992.

What is the lowest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0033 sq. km per person in 1991.

How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for land area (sq. km), per capita?

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 2nd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.

Is land area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?

Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.

Land area (sq. km), per capita in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)

Name: Land area (sq. km), per capita in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Land area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0501 sq. km per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)

0.0501 sq. km per person

Change on year

up 0.5%

Rank

2nd

of 47 groups

All-time high

0.0526 sq. km per person

in 1992

All-time low

0.0033 sq. km per person

in 1991

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area (sq. km), per capita in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.

Analysis

In 2023, land area (sq. km), per capita in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 0.0501 sq. km per person.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area (sq. km), per capita in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.0526 sq. km per person in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0033 sq. km per person, in 1991.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 2nd of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

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 (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year

Annual values for Land area (sq. km), per capita in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1961 to 2023.
Year	sq. km per person	Change
1961	0.0046 sq. km per person	—
1962	0.0045 sq. km per person	-1.5%
1963	0.0045 sq. km per person	-1.5%
1964	0.0044 sq. km per person	-1.5%
1965	0.0043 sq. km per person	-1.4%
1966	0.0043 sq. km per person	-1.2%
1967	0.0042 sq. km per person	-1.2%
1968	0.0042 sq. km per person	-1.2%
1969	0.0041 sq. km per person	-1.1%
1970	0.0041 sq. km per person	-1.0%
1971	0.0041 sq. km per person	-1.0%
1972	0.004 sq. km per person	-1.1%
1973	0.004 sq. km per person	-1.1%
1974	0.0039 sq. km per person	-1.1%
1975	0.0039 sq. km per person	-1.1%
1976	0.0038 sq. km per person	-1.1%
1977	0.0038 sq. km per person	-1.1%
1978	0.0038 sq. km per person	-1.1%
1979	0.0037 sq. km per person	-1.0%
1980	0.0037 sq. km per person	-1.0%
1981	0.0037 sq. km per person	-1.0%
1982	0.0036 sq. km per person	-1.0%
1983	0.0036 sq. km per person	-1.0%
1984	0.0035 sq. km per person	-1.1%
1985	0.0035 sq. km per person	-1.0%
1986	0.0035 sq. km per person	-1.0%
1987	0.0034 sq. km per person	-1.0%
1988	0.0034 sq. km per person	-1.0%
1989	0.0034 sq. km per person	-0.9%
1990	0.0033 sq. km per person	-0.6%
1991	0.0033 sq. km per person	-0.5%
1992	0.0526 sq. km per person	+1479.5%
1993	0.0525 sq. km per person	-0.3%
1994	0.0523 sq. km per person	-0.2%
1995	0.0523 sq. km per person	-0.2%
1996	0.0522 sq. km per person	-0.1%
1997	0.0522 sq. km per person	-0.1%
1998	0.0522 sq. km per person	-0.0%
1999	0.0522 sq. km per person	+0.0%
2000	0.0522 sq. km per person	+0.1%
2001	0.0522 sq. km per person	+0.1%
2002	0.0523 sq. km per person	+0.1%
2003	0.0523 sq. km per person	-0.0%
2004	0.0522 sq. km per person	-0.1%
2005	0.0522 sq. km per person	-0.0%
2006	0.0524 sq. km per person	+0.3%
2007	0.0524 sq. km per person	+0.0%
2008	0.0523 sq. km per person	-0.2%
2009	0.0521 sq. km per person	-0.4%
2010	0.0519 sq. km per person	-0.4%
2011	0.0517 sq. km per person	-0.4%
2012	0.0514 sq. km per person	-0.5%
2013	0.0512 sq. km per person	-0.5%
2014	0.0509 sq. km per person	-0.5%
2015	0.0507 sq. km per person	-0.5%
2016	0.0504 sq. km per person	-0.5%
2017	0.0502 sq. km per person	-0.5%
2018	0.05 sq. km per person	-0.4%
2019	0.0498 sq. km per person	-0.4%
2020	0.0497 sq. km per person	-0.2%
2021	0.0496 sq. km per person	-0.1%
2022	0.0499 sq. km per person	+0.5%
2023	0.0501 sq. km per person	+0.5%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Land area (sq. km), per capita in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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	+1479.5%	0.0033 sq. km per person	0.0526 sq. km per person

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0044 sq. km per person	0.0041 sq. km per person	0.0046 sq. km per person	9
1970s	0.0039 sq. km per person	0.0037 sq. km per person	0.0041 sq. km per person	10
1980s	0.0035 sq. km per person	0.0034 sq. km per person	0.0037 sq. km per person	10
1990s	0.0425 sq. km per person	0.0033 sq. km per person	0.0526 sq. km per person	10
2000s	0.0523 sq. km per person	0.0521 sq. km per person	0.0524 sq. km per person	10
2010s	0.0508 sq. km per person	0.0498 sq. km per person	0.0519 sq. km per person	10
2020s	0.0498 sq. km per person	0.0496 sq. km per person	0.0501 sq. km per person	4

Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)

1 Greenland 7.22 sq. km per person compare
2 Mongolia 0.4477 sq. km per person compare
3 Australia 0.2885 sq. km per person compare
4 Namibia 0.2778 sq. km per person compare
5 Iceland 0.2614 sq. km per person compare

See the full ranking of 264 places →

More agriculture & rural data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)

Agricultural raw materials imports 1.4% (2024)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 298.09 billion current US$ (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.2% (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 12.69 % change on previous year (2025)
Rural population 142.68 million (2025)
Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
Rural population 30.8% (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0421 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 644.43 current US$ per person (2025)
Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2833 % change on previous year (2025)

All data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) →

Frequently asked questions

What is land area (sq. km), per capita in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Land area (sq. km), per capita in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.0501 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?: The highest recorded value was 0.0526 sq. km per person in 1992.
What is the lowest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0033 sq. km per person in 1991.
How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for land area (sq. km), per capita?: Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 2nd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
Is land area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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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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

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Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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About this data

Indicator: Land area (sq. km), per capita
Unit: sq. km per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 264 places, 15,342 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 03 October 2026

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.