Land area (sq. km), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Land area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0138 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land area (sq. km), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) is 0.0138 sq. km per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area (sq. km), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 0.0646 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0138 sq. km per person, in 2023.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 33rd of 47 groups on this measure, 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0646 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.063 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0614 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0598 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0582 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0566 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0551 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0536 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0521 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0507 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0493 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.048 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0467 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0454 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0441 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0428 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0416 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0404 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0392 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 0.038 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0368 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0357 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0346 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0336 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0325 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0315 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0306 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0297 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0288 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0279 sq. km per person | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0271 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0264 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0257 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.025 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0244 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0238 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0233 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0228 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0222 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0217 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0213 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0208 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0204 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0199 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0195 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.019 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0186 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0182 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0178 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0174 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0171 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0167 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0164 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0161 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0158 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0156 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0153 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.015 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0148 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0145 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0143 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.014 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0138 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0583 sq. km per person | 0.0521 sq. km per person | 0.0646 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0448 sq. km per person | 0.0392 sq. km per person | 0.0507 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0332 sq. km per person | 0.0288 sq. km per person | 0.038 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0248 sq. km per person | 0.0222 sq. km per person | 0.0279 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0197 sq. km per person | 0.0178 sq. km per person | 0.0217 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.016 sq. km per person | 0.0148 sq. km per person | 0.0174 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0142 sq. km per person | 0.0138 sq. km per person | 0.0145 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- 30 Algeria 0.0516 sq. km per person compare
- 31 Mali 0.0513 sq. km per person compare
- 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
More agriculture & rural data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2019)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 298.32 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 14.0% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 355.37 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.2% (2025)
- Rural population 47.1% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1399 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 395.7 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is land area (sq. km), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Land area (sq. km), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 0.0138 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0646 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0138 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for land area (sq. km), per capita?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 33rd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is land area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (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)
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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.