Land area (sq. km), per capita in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Land area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0117 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land area (sq. km), per capita in Low & middle income, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area (sq. km), per capita in Low & middle income is 0.0117 sq. km per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area (sq. km), per capita in Low & middle income peaked at 0.0322 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0117 sq. km per person, in 2023.
That places Low & middle income 35th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0322 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0316 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0308 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0301 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0293 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0286 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0279 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0272 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0265 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0259 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0253 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0247 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0241 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0235 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 0.023 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0225 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0221 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0216 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0212 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0207 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0203 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0199 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0194 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.019 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0186 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0182 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0179 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0175 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0171 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0168 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0165 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0173 sq. km per person | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0173 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0169 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0167 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0164 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0161 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0158 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0156 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0153 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0151 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0149 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0147 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0145 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0143 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0141 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0139 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0137 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0135 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0133 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0131 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0134 sq. km per person | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0132 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.013 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0128 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0127 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0125 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0124 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0122 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0121 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0119 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0118 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0117 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0294 sq. km per person | 0.0265 sq. km per person | 0.0322 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0234 sq. km per person | 0.0212 sq. km per person | 0.0259 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0189 sq. km per person | 0.0171 sq. km per person | 0.0207 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0165 sq. km per person | 0.0156 sq. km per person | 0.0173 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0144 sq. km per person | 0.0135 sq. km per person | 0.0153 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0129 sq. km per person | 0.0122 sq. km per person | 0.0134 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0119 sq. km per person | 0.0117 sq. km per person | 0.0121 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 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
- 38 Vanuatu 0.038 sq. km per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Low & middle income
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.77 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.1% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 3.18 billion (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Rural population 46.9% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0909 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 555.24 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.3404 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area (sq. km), per capita in Low & middle income?
- Land area (sq. km), per capita in Low & middle income was 0.0117 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0322 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0117 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Low & middle income rank for land area (sq. km), per capita?
- Low & middle income ranks 35th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is land area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low & middle 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.