Land area (sq. km), per capita in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Land area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0212 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land area (sq. km), per capita in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
In 2023, land area (sq. km), per capita in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) stood at 0.0212 sq. km per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area (sq. km), per capita in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 0.0971 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0212 sq. km per person, in 2023.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 16th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land area (sq. km), per capita in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0971 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0948 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0924 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0902 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0879 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0857 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0835 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0813 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0791 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 0.077 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0749 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.073 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.071 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0691 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0672 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0654 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0637 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0619 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0602 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0588 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0575 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0561 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0545 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0531 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0516 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0503 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0489 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0476 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0463 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.045 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0439 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0426 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 0.044 sq. km per person | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0427 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0415 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0403 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0392 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0381 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0371 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0361 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0351 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0341 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0331 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0325 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0316 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0307 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0299 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.029 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0282 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0275 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0267 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0287 sq. km per person | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0279 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0272 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0264 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0256 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0249 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0242 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0235 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0229 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0223 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0217 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0212 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.088 sq. km per person | 0.0791 sq. km per person | 0.0971 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0683 sq. km per person | 0.0602 sq. km per person | 0.077 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0525 sq. km per person | 0.0463 sq. km per person | 0.0588 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0415 sq. km per person | 0.0371 sq. km per person | 0.045 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.032 sq. km per person | 0.0282 sq. km per person | 0.0361 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0263 sq. km per person | 0.0235 sq. km per person | 0.0287 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.022 sq. km per person | 0.0212 sq. km per person | 0.0229 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- 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
- 18 Chad 0.0652 sq. km per person compare
- 19 Turkmenistan 0.0638 sq. km per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 272.81 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 21.2% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 595.18 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.8% (2025)
- Rural population 61.7% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2122 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 282.66 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.86 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area (sq. km), per capita in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Land area (sq. km), per capita in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 0.0212 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0971 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0212 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for land area (sq. km), per capita?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 16th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is land area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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)
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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.