Land area (sq. km), per capita in Small states
Small states: Land area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0375 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land area (sq. km), per capita in Small states, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
In 2023, land area (sq. km), per capita in Small states stood at 0.0375 sq. km per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area (sq. km), per capita in Small states peaked at 0.0771 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0375 sq. km per person, in 2023.
Small states ranks 4th 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 Small states, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0771 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0755 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.074 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0725 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0712 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0699 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0687 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0676 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0665 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0654 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0643 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0633 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0623 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0614 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0606 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0596 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0587 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0578 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0569 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.056 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0551 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0543 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0534 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0527 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0518 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.051 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0502 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0494 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0486 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0479 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0472 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0497 sq. km per person | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0493 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0484 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.048 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0475 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.047 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0464 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0462 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0459 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0453 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0446 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0441 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0436 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0433 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0437 sq. km per person | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0432 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0428 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0423 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0419 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0415 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0411 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0407 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0403 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0399 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0395 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0391 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0386 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0382 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0386 sq. km per person | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0383 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0379 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0375 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0714 sq. km per person | 0.0665 sq. km per person | 0.0771 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.061 sq. km per person | 0.0569 sq. km per person | 0.0654 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0523 sq. km per person | 0.0486 sq. km per person | 0.056 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0478 sq. km per person | 0.0462 sq. km per person | 0.0497 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0439 sq. km per person | 0.0423 sq. km per person | 0.0459 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0401 sq. km per person | 0.0382 sq. km per person | 0.0419 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0381 sq. km per person | 0.0375 sq. km per person | 0.0386 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Small states
- 1 Greenland 7.22 sq. km per person compare
- 2 Mongolia 0.4477 sq. km per person compare
- 3 Australia 0.2885 sq. km per person compare
- 4 Namibia 0.2778 sq. km per person compare
- 5 Iceland 0.2614 sq. km per person compare
- 6 Guyana 0.2555 sq. km per person compare
- 7 Suriname 0.2552 sq. km per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Small states
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 12.45 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.7% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 9.75 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Rural population 47.9% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0369 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 611.84 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.39 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area (sq. km), per capita in Small states?
- Land area (sq. km), per capita in Small states was 0.0375 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0771 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0375 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Small states rank for land area (sq. km), per capita?
- Small states ranks 4th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is land area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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.