Land area (sq. km), per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Land area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0304 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land area (sq. km), per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
In 2023, land area (sq. km), per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) stood at 0.0304 sq. km per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area (sq. km), per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 0.091 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0304 sq. km per person, in 2023.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 8th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land area (sq. km), per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.091 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0884 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.086 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0836 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0813 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0792 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0771 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0751 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0731 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0713 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0695 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0678 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0662 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0646 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0631 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0616 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0602 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0588 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0575 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0562 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0549 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0537 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0526 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0515 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0504 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0494 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0484 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0474 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0465 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0456 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0448 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.044 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0432 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0425 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0418 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0411 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0404 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0397 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0391 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0385 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.038 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0375 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.037 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0365 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0361 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0356 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0352 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0348 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0344 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.034 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0337 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0333 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0329 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0326 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0323 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.032 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0317 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0314 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0312 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.031 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0308 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0306 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0304 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0816 sq. km per person | 0.0731 sq. km per person | 0.091 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0641 sq. km per person | 0.0575 sq. km per person | 0.0713 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0511 sq. km per person | 0.0465 sq. km per person | 0.0562 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0422 sq. km per person | 0.0391 sq. km per person | 0.0456 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0364 sq. km per person | 0.0344 sq. km per person | 0.0385 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0325 sq. km per person | 0.0312 sq. km per person | 0.034 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0307 sq. km per person | 0.0304 sq. km per person | 0.031 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 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
- 9 Botswana 0.2285 sq. km per person compare
- 10 Canada 0.2194 sq. km per person compare
- 11 Mauritania 0.2052 sq. km per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 477.34 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.3% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 116.59 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 18.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0732 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 761.54 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6002 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area (sq. km), per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Land area (sq. km), per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 0.0304 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.091 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0304 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for land area (sq. km), per capita?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is land area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding 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.