Land area (sq. km), per capita in Middle income
Middle income: Land area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0107 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land area (sq. km), per capita in Middle income, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
In 2023, land area (sq. km), per capita in Middle income stood at 0.0107 sq. km per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area (sq. km), per capita in Middle income peaked at 0.029 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0107 sq. km per person, in 2023.
Middle income ranks 37th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land area (sq. km), per capita in Middle income, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.029 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0284 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0277 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0271 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0264 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0257 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0251 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0245 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0239 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0233 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0227 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0222 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0217 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0212 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0207 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0203 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0199 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0195 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0191 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0187 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0183 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0179 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0175 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0172 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0168 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0165 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0161 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0158 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0155 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0152 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0149 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0159 sq. km per person | +6.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0156 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0154 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0151 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0149 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0146 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0144 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0142 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.014 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0138 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0136 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0134 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0132 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.013 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0129 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0127 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0126 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0124 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0123 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0121 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.012 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0118 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0117 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0115 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0114 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0113 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0111 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.011 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0109 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0108 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0108 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0107 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0264 sq. km per person | 0.0239 sq. km per person | 0.029 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0211 sq. km per person | 0.0191 sq. km per person | 0.0233 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.017 sq. km per person | 0.0155 sq. km per person | 0.0187 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.015 sq. km per person | 0.0142 sq. km per person | 0.0159 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0132 sq. km per person | 0.0124 sq. km per person | 0.014 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0116 sq. km per person | 0.011 sq. km per person | 0.0123 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0108 sq. km per person | 0.0107 sq. km per person | 0.0109 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
- 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
- 39 Peru 0.0378 sq. km per person compare
- 40 Chile 0.0378 sq. km per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Middle income
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.60 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.8% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 2.69 billion (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.0% (2025)
- Rural population 44.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0881 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 597.13 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0313 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area (sq. km), per capita in Middle income?
- Land area (sq. km), per capita in Middle income was 0.0107 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.029 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0107 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Middle income rank for land area (sq. km), per capita?
- Middle income ranks 37th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is land area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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.