Land area (sq. km), per capita in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Land area (sq. km), per capita was 0.014 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land area (sq. km), per capita in IDA & IBRD total, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
IDA & IBRD total recorded 0.014 sq. km per person for land area (sq. km), per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area (sq. km), per capita in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 0.0305 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.014 sq. km per person, in 2023.
IDA & IBRD total ranks 31st 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 IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0305 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0299 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0292 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0285 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0279 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0272 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0266 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.026 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0253 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0247 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0242 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0236 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0231 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0226 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0221 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0217 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0212 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0208 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0204 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.02 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0196 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0192 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0188 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0184 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0181 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0177 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0173 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.017 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0167 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0163 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.016 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0205 sq. km per person | +28.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0204 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0201 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0197 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0194 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0191 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0188 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0185 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0182 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.018 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0177 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0175 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0173 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.017 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0168 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0166 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0164 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0161 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0159 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0157 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0159 sq. km per person | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0157 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0155 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0153 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0151 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0149 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0147 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0146 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0144 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0143 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0141 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.014 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land area (sq. km), per capita in IDA & IBRD total 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 | +28.0% | 0.016 sq. km per person | 0.0205 sq. km per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0279 sq. km per person | 0.0253 sq. km per person | 0.0305 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0225 sq. km per person | 0.0204 sq. km per person | 0.0247 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0183 sq. km per person | 0.0167 sq. km per person | 0.02 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0189 sq. km per person | 0.016 sq. km per person | 0.0205 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0172 sq. km per person | 0.0161 sq. km per person | 0.0182 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0153 sq. km per person | 0.0146 sq. km per person | 0.0159 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0142 sq. km per person | 0.014 sq. km per person | 0.0144 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
- 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
- 34 Niger 0.0484 sq. km per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for IDA & IBRD total
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.91 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.5% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 3.24 billion (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Rural population 46.3% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0845 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 559.13 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.3245 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area (sq. km), per capita in IDA & IBRD total?
- Land area (sq. km), per capita in IDA & IBRD total was 0.014 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0305 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.014 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for land area (sq. km), per capita?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 31st out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is land area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.