Land area (sq. km), per capita in IDA only
IDA only: Land area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0164 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land area (sq. km), per capita in IDA only, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
In 2023, land area (sq. km), per capita in IDA only stood at 0.0164 sq. km per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area (sq. km), per capita in IDA only peaked at 0.0587 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0164 sq. km per person, in 2023.
IDA only ranks 26th 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 only, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0587 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0573 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0559 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0545 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0531 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0517 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0504 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0491 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0478 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0466 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0455 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0444 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0433 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0422 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0411 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0402 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0392 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0382 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0373 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0364 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0356 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0347 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0338 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.033 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0321 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0313 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0306 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0298 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0291 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0284 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0277 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0276 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0286 sq. km per person | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0279 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0271 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0265 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0258 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0252 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0246 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.024 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0235 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0229 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0224 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.022 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0215 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.021 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0205 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0201 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0196 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0192 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0188 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0209 sq. km per person | +11.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0205 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0201 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0197 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0192 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0188 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0184 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.018 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0176 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0172 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0168 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0164 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0532 sq. km per person | 0.0478 sq. km per person | 0.0587 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0418 sq. km per person | 0.0373 sq. km per person | 0.0466 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0327 sq. km per person | 0.0291 sq. km per person | 0.0364 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0269 sq. km per person | 0.0246 sq. km per person | 0.0286 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0218 sq. km per person | 0.0196 sq. km per person | 0.024 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0194 sq. km per person | 0.018 sq. km per person | 0.0209 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.017 sq. km per person | 0.0164 sq. km per person | 0.0176 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
- 23 Argentina 0.0601 sq. km per person compare
- 24 Paraguay 0.0579 sq. km per person compare
- 25 Belize 0.0555 sq. km per person compare
- 26 Congo 0.0552 sq. km per person compare
- 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
More agriculture & rural data for IDA only
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 370.27 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 19.2% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 818.98 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.5% (2025)
- Rural population 63.1% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1923 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 285.47 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area (sq. km), per capita in IDA only?
- Land area (sq. km), per capita in IDA only was 0.0164 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in IDA only?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0587 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0164 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does IDA only rank for land area (sq. km), per capita?
- IDA only ranks 26th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is land area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA 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.