Land area (sq. km), per capita in IBRD only
IBRD only: Land area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0143 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land area (sq. km), per capita in IBRD only, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area (sq. km), per capita in IBRD only is 0.0143 sq. km per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area (sq. km), per capita in IBRD only peaked at 0.0261 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0142 sq. km per person, in 1991.
That places IBRD only 30th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 IBRD only, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0261 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0256 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 0.025 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0245 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0239 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0234 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0228 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0223 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0218 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0213 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0208 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0204 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0199 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0195 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0191 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0188 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0184 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0181 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0177 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0174 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0171 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0168 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0165 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0161 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0159 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0156 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0153 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.015 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0147 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0145 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0142 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0198 sq. km per person | +39.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0195 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0192 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0189 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0187 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0184 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0182 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.018 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0177 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0175 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0173 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0171 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.017 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0168 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0166 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0165 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0163 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0161 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.016 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0158 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0156 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0154 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0153 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0151 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.015 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0149 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0147 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0146 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0145 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0144 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0144 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0143 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land area (sq. km), per capita in IBRD only 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 | +39.2% | 0.0142 sq. km per person | 0.0198 sq. km per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0239 sq. km per person | 0.0218 sq. km per person | 0.0261 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0194 sq. km per person | 0.0177 sq. km per person | 0.0213 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.016 sq. km per person | 0.0147 sq. km per person | 0.0174 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0179 sq. km per person | 0.0142 sq. km per person | 0.0198 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0169 sq. km per person | 0.0161 sq. km per person | 0.0177 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0152 sq. km per person | 0.0146 sq. km per person | 0.016 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0144 sq. km per person | 0.0143 sq. km per person | 0.0145 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
- 27 South Sudan 0.055 sq. km per person compare
- 28 Finland 0.0544 sq. km per person compare
- 29 Uruguay 0.0517 sq. km per person compare
- 30 Algeria 0.0516 sq. km per person compare
- 31 Mali 0.0513 sq. km per person compare
- 32 New Zealand 0.0506 sq. km per person compare
- 33 Bhutan 0.0485 sq. km per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for IBRD only
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.29 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 2.07 billion (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Rural population 41.4% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0763 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 656.32 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.2241 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area (sq. km), per capita in IBRD only?
- Land area (sq. km), per capita in IBRD only was 0.0143 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0261 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0142 sq. km per person in 1991.
- How does IBRD only rank for land area (sq. km), per capita?
- IBRD only ranks 30th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is land area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IBRD only 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.