Land area (sq. km), per capita in Low income
Low income: Land area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0202 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land area (sq. km), per capita in Low income, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
In 2023, land area (sq. km), per capita in Low income stood at 0.0202 sq. km per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area (sq. km), per capita in Low income peaked at 0.0795 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0202 sq. km per person, in 2023.
That places Low income 17th 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 income, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0795 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0776 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0758 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0739 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0721 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0703 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0685 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0667 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0649 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0632 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0616 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0601 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0585 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.057 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0555 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0541 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0527 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0513 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0499 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0489 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0479 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0468 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0456 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0444 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0432 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0421 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 0.041 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0399 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0389 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0379 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0369 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0358 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0382 sq. km per person | +6.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0371 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.036 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.035 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.034 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0331 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0321 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0313 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0304 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0296 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0287 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0282 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0274 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0266 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0259 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0251 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0244 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0237 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0231 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0271 sq. km per person | +17.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0264 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0258 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0251 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0245 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0238 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0232 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0225 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0219 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0213 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0208 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0202 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0721 sq. km per person | 0.0649 sq. km per person | 0.0795 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0564 sq. km per person | 0.0499 sq. km per person | 0.0632 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0439 sq. km per person | 0.0389 sq. km per person | 0.0489 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0356 sq. km per person | 0.0321 sq. km per person | 0.0382 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0278 sq. km per person | 0.0244 sq. km per person | 0.0313 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0245 sq. km per person | 0.0225 sq. km per person | 0.0271 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.021 sq. km per person | 0.0202 sq. km per person | 0.0219 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 14 Russia 0.1139 sq. km per person compare
- 15 Gabon 0.1037 sq. km per person compare
- 16 Bolivia 0.0885 sq. km per person compare
- 17 Norway 0.066 sq. km per person compare
- 18 Chad 0.0652 sq. km per person compare
- 19 Turkmenistan 0.0638 sq. km per person compare
- 20 Saudi Arabia 0.0638 sq. km per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Low income
- Rural population 64.8% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 175.01 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 27.2% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 497.63 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.0% (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2019)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2723 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 228.04 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area (sq. km), per capita in Low income?
- Land area (sq. km), per capita in Low income was 0.0202 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0795 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0202 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Low income rank for land area (sq. km), per capita?
- Low income ranks 17th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is land area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low 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.