What is the highest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?

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 (IDA & IBRD)?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0139 sq. km per person in 2023.

How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for land area (sq. km), per capita?

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 32nd 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 (IDA & IBRD)?

Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Land area (sq. km), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

Name: Land area (sq. km), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Land area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0139 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.0139 sq. km per person

Change on year

down 1.7%

Rank

32nd

of 47 groups

All-time high

0.0646 sq. km per person

in 1961

All-time low

0.0139 sq. km per person

in 2023

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area (sq. km), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 1961–2023

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

Analysis

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) recorded 0.0139 sq. km per person for land area (sq. km), per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 15.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area (sq. km), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 0.0646 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0139 sq. km per person, in 2023.

That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 32nd 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), year by year

Annual values for Land area (sq. km), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 1961 to 2023.
Year	sq. km per person	Change
1961	0.0646 sq. km per person	—
1962	0.0629 sq. km per person	-2.5%
1963	0.0613 sq. km per person	-2.6%
1964	0.0597 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	0.0403 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	0.0335 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	0.028 sq. km per person	-2.8%
1991	0.0272 sq. km per person	-2.8%
1992	0.0265 sq. km per person	-2.7%
1993	0.0258 sq. km per person	-2.6%
1994	0.0251 sq. km per person	-2.5%
1995	0.0245 sq. km per person	-2.4%
1996	0.024 sq. km per person	-2.3%
1997	0.0234 sq. km per person	-2.3%
1998	0.0229 sq. km per person	-2.3%
1999	0.0224 sq. km per person	-2.3%
2000	0.0219 sq. km per person	-2.2%
2001	0.0214 sq. km per person	-2.2%
2002	0.0209 sq. km per person	-2.1%
2003	0.0205 sq. km per person	-2.2%
2004	0.02 sq. km per person	-2.2%
2005	0.0196 sq. km per person	-2.2%
2006	0.0191 sq. km per person	-2.2%
2007	0.0187 sq. km per person	-2.2%
2008	0.0183 sq. km per person	-2.1%
2009	0.0179 sq. km per person	-2.2%
2010	0.0175 sq. km per person	-2.1%
2011	0.0172 sq. km per person	-2.1%
2012	0.0168 sq. km per person	-2.0%
2013	0.0165 sq. km per person	-1.9%
2014	0.0162 sq. km per person	-1.8%
2015	0.0159 sq. km per person	-1.7%
2016	0.0157 sq. km per person	-1.6%
2017	0.0154 sq. km per person	-1.7%
2018	0.0151 sq. km per person	-1.7%
2019	0.0149 sq. km per person	-1.8%
2020	0.0146 sq. km per person	-1.7%
2021	0.0144 sq. km per person	-1.7%
2022	0.0141 sq. km per person	-1.7%
2023	0.0139 sq. km per person	-1.7%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0582 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	0.025 sq. km per person	0.0224 sq. km per person	0.028 sq. km per person	10
2000s	0.0198 sq. km per person	0.0179 sq. km per person	0.0219 sq. km per person	10
2010s	0.0161 sq. km per person	0.0149 sq. km per person	0.0175 sq. km per person	10
2020s	0.0142 sq. km per person	0.0139 sq. km per person	0.0146 sq. km per person	4

Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

29 Uruguay 0.0517 sq. km per person compare
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

See the full ranking of 264 places →

More agriculture & rural data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2019)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 297.43 billion current US$ (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 14.1% (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.5 % change on previous year (2025)
Rural population 354.69 million (2025)
Rural population growth 1.2% (2025)
Rural population 47.4% (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1406 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 397.37 current US$ per person (2025)
Rural population, annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2025)

All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) →

Frequently asked questions

What is land area (sq. km), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?: Land area (sq. km), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) was 0.0139 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 (IDA & IBRD)?: 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 (IDA & IBRD)?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0139 sq. km per person in 2023.
How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for land area (sq. km), per capita?: Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 32nd 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 (IDA & IBRD)?: Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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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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.