Land area (sq. km), per capita in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Land area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0305 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land area (sq. km), per capita in Latin America & Caribbean, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area (sq. km), per capita in Latin America & Caribbean is 0.0305 sq. km per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area (sq. km), per capita in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 0.0893 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0305 sq. km per person, in 2023.
That places Latin America & Caribbean 7th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0893 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0869 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0845 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0822 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0801 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 0.078 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 0.076 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 0.074 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0722 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0704 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0687 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0671 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0655 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.064 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0625 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0611 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0597 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0584 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0571 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0558 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0546 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0535 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0523 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0512 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0502 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0492 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0482 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0473 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0464 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0455 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0447 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0439 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0431 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0424 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0417 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.041 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 | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.038 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0375 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.037 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0365 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0361 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0357 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0353 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0349 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0345 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0341 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0337 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0334 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.033 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0327 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0324 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0321 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0318 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0315 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0313 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0311 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0309 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0307 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0305 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0804 sq. km per person | 0.0722 sq. km per person | 0.0893 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0634 sq. km per person | 0.0571 sq. km per person | 0.0704 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0509 sq. km per person | 0.0464 sq. km per person | 0.0558 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0422 sq. km per person | 0.0391 sq. km per person | 0.0455 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0364 sq. km per person | 0.0345 sq. km per person | 0.0385 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0326 sq. km per person | 0.0313 sq. km per person | 0.0341 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0308 sq. km per person | 0.0305 sq. km per person | 0.0311 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
More agriculture & rural data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 502.91 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.8% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 123.28 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 18.5% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.068 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 754.45 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.5943 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area (sq. km), per capita in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Land area (sq. km), per capita in Latin America & Caribbean was 0.0305 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?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0893 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0305 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for land area (sq. km), per capita?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 7th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is land area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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.