Land area (sq. km), per capita in North America
North America: Land area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0476 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land area (sq. km), per capita in North America, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area (sq. km), per capita in North America is 0.0476 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 1.0% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area (sq. km), per capita in North America peaked at 0.0897 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0476 sq. km per person, in 2023.
North America ranks 3rd of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land area (sq. km), per capita in North America, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0897 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0883 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 0.087 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0858 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0847 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0837 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0827 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0818 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.081 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 0.08 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0789 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0781 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0773 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0766 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0758 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.075 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0743 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0735 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0727 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.072 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0713 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0706 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0699 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0693 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0687 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0681 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0674 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0668 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0661 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0653 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0645 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0636 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0628 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.062 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0613 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0606 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0599 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0592 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0586 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0579 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0574 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0568 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0563 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0558 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0553 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0548 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0542 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0537 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0532 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0527 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0523 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0519 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0515 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0511 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0507 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0502 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0499 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0495 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0492 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.049 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0484 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0481 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0476 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.085 sq. km per person | 0.081 sq. km per person | 0.0897 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0762 sq. km per person | 0.0727 sq. km per person | 0.08 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.069 sq. km per person | 0.0661 sq. km per person | 0.072 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0618 sq. km per person | 0.0586 sq. km per person | 0.0653 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0555 sq. km per person | 0.0532 sq. km per person | 0.0579 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0509 sq. km per person | 0.0492 sq. km per person | 0.0527 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0483 sq. km per person | 0.0476 sq. km per person | 0.049 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near North America
More agriculture & rural data for North America
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 256.06 billion current US$ (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.0% (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.18 % change on previous year (2021)
- Rural population 74.83 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.2% (2025)
- Rural population 19.5% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0099 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 691.3 current US$ per person (2021)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.1578 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area (sq. km), per capita in North America?
- Land area (sq. km), per capita in North America was 0.0476 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0897 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0476 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does North America rank for land area (sq. km), per capita?
- North America ranks 3rd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is land area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North America 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.