Land area (sq. km), per capita in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Land area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0239 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land area (sq. km), per capita in Pacific island small states, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
Pacific island small states recorded 0.0239 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 1.2% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area (sq. km), per capita in Pacific island small states peaked at 0.067 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0239 sq. km per person, in 2023.
Pacific island small states ranks 13th 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 Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.067 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0651 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0633 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0615 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0598 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0582 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0568 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0556 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0544 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0532 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0521 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0511 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0502 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0492 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0482 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0472 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0462 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0452 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0442 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0432 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0423 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0413 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0404 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0395 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0387 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0379 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0371 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0365 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0359 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0354 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0356 sq. km per person | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0351 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0346 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0342 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0338 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0333 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0328 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0323 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0319 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0314 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.031 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0306 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0303 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0299 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0296 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0293 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0289 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0287 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0284 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.028 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0277 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0273 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0269 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0266 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0262 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0259 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0256 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0252 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.025 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0247 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0244 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0242 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0239 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0602 sq. km per person | 0.0544 sq. km per person | 0.067 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0487 sq. km per person | 0.0442 sq. km per person | 0.0532 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0393 sq. km per person | 0.0359 sq. km per person | 0.0432 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0339 sq. km per person | 0.0319 sq. km per person | 0.0356 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0298 sq. km per person | 0.0284 sq. km per person | 0.0314 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0264 sq. km per person | 0.025 sq. km per person | 0.028 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0243 sq. km per person | 0.0239 sq. km per person | 0.0247 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
- 10 Canada 0.2194 sq. km per person compare
- 11 Mauritania 0.2052 sq. km per person compare
- 12 Kazakhstan 0.1328 sq. km per person compare
- 13 Central African Republic 0.1209 sq. km per person compare
- 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
More agriculture & rural data for Pacific island small states
- Rural population, per capita 0.5912 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 17.1% (2024)
- Rural population 1.63 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 59.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2021)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 26.3% (2018)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.6872 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1709 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 773.88 current US$ per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area (sq. km), per capita in Pacific island small states?
- Land area (sq. km), per capita in Pacific island small states was 0.0239 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 0.067 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0239 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for land area (sq. km), per capita?
- Pacific island small states ranks 13th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is land area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pacific island small states 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.