What is the highest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?

The highest recorded value was 0.093 sq. km per person in 1961.

What is the lowest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?

The lowest recorded value was 0.031 sq. km per person in 2023.

How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for land area (sq. km), per capita?

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 6th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.

Is land area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?

Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Land area (sq. km), per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

Name: Land area (sq. km), per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
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Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Land area (sq. km), per capita was 0.031 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.031 sq. km per person

Change on year

down 0.7%

Rank

6th

of 47 groups

All-time high

0.093 sq. km per person

in 1961

All-time low

0.031 sq. km per person

in 2023

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area (sq. km), per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.

Analysis

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 0.031 sq. km per person for land area (sq. km), per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area (sq. km), per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.093 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.031 sq. km per person, in 2023.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 6th 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year

Annual values for Land area (sq. km), per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1961 to 2023.
Year	sq. km per person	Change
1961	0.093 sq. km per person	—
1962	0.0904 sq. km per person	-2.8%
1963	0.0879 sq. km per person	-2.7%
1964	0.0855 sq. km per person	-2.7%
1965	0.0832 sq. km per person	-2.7%
1966	0.081 sq. km per person	-2.7%
1967	0.0789 sq. km per person	-2.6%
1968	0.0769 sq. km per person	-2.6%
1969	0.0749 sq. km per person	-2.5%
1970	0.0731 sq. km per person	-2.5%
1971	0.0713 sq. km per person	-2.4%
1972	0.0696 sq. km per person	-2.4%
1973	0.0679 sq. km per person	-2.4%
1974	0.0663 sq. km per person	-2.4%
1975	0.0647 sq. km per person	-2.3%
1976	0.0632 sq. km per person	-2.3%
1977	0.0618 sq. km per person	-2.3%
1978	0.0603 sq. km per person	-2.3%
1979	0.059 sq. km per person	-2.3%
1980	0.0576 sq. km per person	-2.3%
1981	0.0564 sq. km per person	-2.2%
1982	0.0551 sq. km per person	-2.2%
1983	0.054 sq. km per person	-2.2%
1984	0.0528 sq. km per person	-2.1%
1985	0.0517 sq. km per person	-2.1%
1986	0.0506 sq. km per person	-2.0%
1987	0.0496 sq. km per person	-2.0%
1988	0.0487 sq. km per person	-2.0%
1989	0.0477 sq. km per person	-1.9%
1990	0.0468 sq. km per person	-1.9%
1991	0.0459 sq. km per person	-1.9%
1992	0.0451 sq. km per person	-1.8%
1993	0.0443 sq. km per person	-1.8%
1994	0.0435 sq. km per person	-1.7%
1995	0.0428 sq. km per person	-1.7%
1996	0.0421 sq. km per person	-1.7%
1997	0.0414 sq. km per person	-1.6%
1998	0.0407 sq. km per person	-1.7%
1999	0.0401 sq. km per person	-1.6%
2000	0.0395 sq. km per person	-1.5%
2001	0.0389 sq. km per person	-1.4%
2002	0.0384 sq. km per person	-1.4%
2003	0.0379 sq. km per person	-1.3%
2004	0.0374 sq. km per person	-1.3%
2005	0.0369 sq. km per person	-1.2%
2006	0.0365 sq. km per person	-1.2%
2007	0.0361 sq. km per person	-1.2%
2008	0.0356 sq. km per person	-1.2%
2009	0.0352 sq. km per person	-1.1%
2010	0.0348 sq. km per person	-1.1%
2011	0.0345 sq. km per person	-1.1%
2012	0.0341 sq. km per person	-1.1%
2013	0.0337 sq. km per person	-1.1%
2014	0.0334 sq. km per person	-1.1%
2015	0.033 sq. km per person	-1.0%
2016	0.0327 sq. km per person	-1.0%
2017	0.0324 sq. km per person	-0.9%
2018	0.0321 sq. km per person	-0.9%
2019	0.0318 sq. km per person	-0.8%
2020	0.0316 sq. km per person	-0.7%
2021	0.0314 sq. km per person	-0.6%
2022	0.0312 sq. km per person	-0.6%
2023	0.031 sq. km per person	-0.7%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0835 sq. km per person	0.0749 sq. km per person	0.093 sq. km per person	9
1970s	0.0657 sq. km per person	0.059 sq. km per person	0.0731 sq. km per person	10
1980s	0.0524 sq. km per person	0.0477 sq. km per person	0.0576 sq. km per person	10
1990s	0.0433 sq. km per person	0.0401 sq. km per person	0.0468 sq. km per person	10
2000s	0.0372 sq. km per person	0.0352 sq. km per person	0.0395 sq. km per person	10
2010s	0.0333 sq. km per person	0.0318 sq. km per person	0.0348 sq. km per person	10
2020s	0.0313 sq. km per person	0.031 sq. km per person	0.0316 sq. km per person	4

Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

3 Australia 0.2885 sq. km per person compare
4 Namibia 0.2778 sq. km per person compare
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

See the full ranking of 264 places →

More agriculture & rural data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 497.31 billion current US$ (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.1% (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.49 % change on previous year (2025)
Rural population 120.45 million (2025)
Rural population growth -0.6% (2025)
Rural population 18.5% (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0705 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 763.37 current US$ per person (2025)
Rural population, annual growth rate -0.5917 % change on previous year (2025)

All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →

Frequently asked questions

What is land area (sq. km), per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Land area (sq. km), per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.031 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?: The highest recorded value was 0.093 sq. km per person in 1961.
What is the lowest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?: The lowest recorded value was 0.031 sq. km per person in 2023.
How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for land area (sq. km), per capita?: Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 6th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
Is land area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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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Land area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total

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Indicator: Land area (sq. km), per capita
Unit: sq. km per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 264 places, 15,342 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 03 October 2026

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.