Land area (sq. km), per capita in IDA total
IDA total: Land area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0133 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land area (sq. km), per capita in IDA total, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
In 2023, land area (sq. km), per capita in IDA total stood at 0.0133 sq. km per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area (sq. km), per capita in IDA total peaked at 0.0512 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0133 sq. km per person, in 2023.
IDA total ranks 34th 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 total, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0512 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.05 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0487 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0475 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0462 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1966 | 0.045 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0439 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0427 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0416 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0405 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0395 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0385 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0375 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0365 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0356 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0347 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0338 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0329 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.032 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0311 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0303 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0295 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0287 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0279 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0272 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0264 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0257 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.025 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0244 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0237 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0231 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0234 sq. km per person | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0239 sq. km per person | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0233 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0227 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0221 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0215 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.021 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0205 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.02 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0195 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.019 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0186 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0183 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0178 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0174 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.017 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0166 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0162 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0158 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0155 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0168 sq. km per person | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0164 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0161 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0158 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0154 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0151 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0148 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0145 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0142 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0139 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0136 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0133 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0463 sq. km per person | 0.0416 sq. km per person | 0.0512 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0361 sq. km per person | 0.032 sq. km per person | 0.0405 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0276 sq. km per person | 0.0244 sq. km per person | 0.0311 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0225 sq. km per person | 0.0205 sq. km per person | 0.0239 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.018 sq. km per person | 0.0162 sq. km per person | 0.02 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0156 sq. km per person | 0.0145 sq. km per person | 0.0168 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0137 sq. km per person | 0.0133 sq. km per person | 0.0142 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
- 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
- 35 Papua New Guinea 0.0436 sq. km per person compare
- 36 Brazil 0.0396 sq. km per person compare
- 37 Sweden 0.0387 sq. km per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for IDA total
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 625.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 19.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 1.17 billion (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.3% (2025)
- Rural population 58.9% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1956 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 314.62 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area (sq. km), per capita in IDA total?
- Land area (sq. km), per capita in IDA total was 0.0133 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0512 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0133 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does IDA total rank for land area (sq. km), per capita?
- IDA total ranks 34th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is land area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA 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.