Land area (sq. km), per capita in High income
High income: Land area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0368 sq. km per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land area (sq. km), per capita in 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 High income is 0.0368 sq. km per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area (sq. km), per capita in High income peaked at 0.0432 sq. km per person in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0295 sq. km per person, in 1991.
High income ranks 5th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Land area (sq. km), per capita in High income, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0382 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0377 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0373 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0368 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0364 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0361 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0357 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0354 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.035 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0347 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0343 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.034 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0337 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0334 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0331 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0329 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0326 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0323 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0321 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0318 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0316 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0313 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0311 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0309 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0307 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0305 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0303 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0301 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0299 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0297 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0295 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0432 sq. km per person | +46.3% |
| 1993 | 0.043 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0427 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0424 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0422 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.042 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0418 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0416 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0414 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0412 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.041 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0408 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0405 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0403 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0401 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0398 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0395 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0393 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0391 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0389 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0387 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0385 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0383 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.038 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0378 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0377 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0375 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0374 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0373 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0372 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.037 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0368 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land area (sq. km), per capita in 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 | +46.3% | 0.0295 sq. km per person | 0.0432 sq. km per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0365 sq. km per person | 0.035 sq. km per person | 0.0382 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0333 sq. km per person | 0.0321 sq. km per person | 0.0347 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0308 sq. km per person | 0.0299 sq. km per person | 0.0318 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0398 sq. km per person | 0.0295 sq. km per person | 0.0432 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0404 sq. km per person | 0.0393 sq. km per person | 0.0414 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0382 sq. km per person | 0.0374 sq. km per person | 0.0391 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0371 sq. km per person | 0.0368 sq. km per person | 0.0373 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near High income
- 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
- 6 Guyana 0.2555 sq. km per person compare
- 7 Suriname 0.2552 sq. km per person compare
- 8 Libya 0.2408 sq. km per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for High income
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 904.10 billion current US$ (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.3% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Rural population 281.21 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Rural population 19.8% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0125 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 637.62 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.1782 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area (sq. km), per capita in High income?
- Land area (sq. km), per capita in High income was 0.0368 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in High income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0432 sq. km per person in 1992.
- What is the lowest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0295 sq. km per person in 1991.
- How does High income rank for land area (sq. km), per capita?
- High income ranks 5th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is land area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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.