What is land area (sq. km), per capita in United Kingdom?

Land area (sq. km), per capita in United Kingdom was 0.0035 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).

What is the highest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in United Kingdom?

The highest recorded value was 0.0046 sq. km per person in 1961.

What is the lowest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in United Kingdom?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0035 sq. km per person in 2023.

How does United Kingdom rank for land area (sq. km), per capita?

United Kingdom ranks 173rd out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is land area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in United Kingdom?

Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this United Kingdom 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.

Land area (sq. km), per capita in United Kingdom

Name: Land area (sq. km), per capita in United Kingdom
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

United Kingdom: Land area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0035 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.0035 sq. km per person

Change on year

down 1.3%

World rank

173rd

of 216 countries

All-time high

0.0046 sq. km per person

in 1961

All-time low

0.0035 sq. km per person

in 2023

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area (sq. km), per capita in United Kingdom, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

United Kingdom recorded 0.0035 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 1.3% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area (sq. km), per capita in United Kingdom peaked at 0.0046 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0035 sq. km per person, in 2023.

United Kingdom ranks 173rd of 216 countries 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 United Kingdom, year by year

Annual values for Land area (sq. km), per capita in United Kingdom, 1961 to 2023.
Year	sq. km per person	Change
1961	0.0046 sq. km per person	—
1962	0.0045 sq. km per person	-0.8%
1963	0.0045 sq. km per person	-0.7%
1964	0.0045 sq. km per person	-0.6%
1965	0.0045 sq. km per person	-0.6%
1966	0.0044 sq. km per person	-0.5%
1967	0.0044 sq. km per person	-0.5%
1968	0.0044 sq. km per person	-0.5%
1969	0.0044 sq. km per person	-0.4%
1970	0.0043 sq. km per person	-0.4%
1971	0.0043 sq. km per person	-0.4%
1972	0.0043 sq. km per person	-0.3%
1973	0.0043 sq. km per person	-0.2%
1974	0.0043 sq. km per person	-0.1%
1975	0.0043 sq. km per person	+0.0%
1976	0.0043 sq. km per person	+0.0%
1977	0.0043 sq. km per person	+0.0%
1978	0.0043 sq. km per person	-0.0%
1979	0.0043 sq. km per person	-0.1%
1980	0.0043 sq. km per person	-0.1%
1981	0.0043 sq. km per person	-0.0%
1982	0.0043 sq. km per person	+0.0%
1983	0.0043 sq. km per person	-0.0%
1984	0.0043 sq. km per person	-0.2%
1985	0.0043 sq. km per person	-0.2%
1986	0.0043 sq. km per person	-0.2%
1987	0.0043 sq. km per person	-0.2%
1988	0.0042 sq. km per person	-0.2%
1989	0.0042 sq. km per person	-0.3%
1990	0.0042 sq. km per person	-0.3%
1991	0.0042 sq. km per person	-0.3%
1992	0.0042 sq. km per person	-0.3%
1993	0.0042 sq. km per person	-0.2%
1994	0.0042 sq. km per person	-0.3%
1995	0.0042 sq. km per person	-0.3%
1996	0.0042 sq. km per person	-0.3%
1997	0.0041 sq. km per person	-0.3%
1998	0.0041 sq. km per person	-0.3%
1999	0.0041 sq. km per person	-0.3%
2000	0.0041 sq. km per person	-0.4%
2001	0.0041 sq. km per person	-0.4%
2002	0.0041 sq. km per person	-0.4%
2003	0.0041 sq. km per person	-0.5%
2004	0.004 sq. km per person	-0.6%
2005	0.004 sq. km per person	-0.7%
2006	0.004 sq. km per person	-0.7%
2007	0.0039 sq. km per person	-0.8%
2008	0.0039 sq. km per person	-0.8%
2009	0.0039 sq. km per person	-0.8%
2010	0.0039 sq. km per person	-0.8%
2011	0.0038 sq. km per person	-0.8%
2012	0.0038 sq. km per person	-0.7%
2013	0.0038 sq. km per person	-0.7%
2014	0.0037 sq. km per person	-0.7%
2015	0.0037 sq. km per person	-0.7%
2016	0.0037 sq. km per person	-0.8%
2017	0.0037 sq. km per person	-0.5%
2018	0.0036 sq. km per person	-0.5%
2019	0.0036 sq. km per person	-0.5%
2020	0.0036 sq. km per person	-0.2%
2021	0.0036 sq. km per person	-0.4%
2022	0.0036 sq. km per person	-1.0%
2023	0.0035 sq. km per person	-1.3%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0045 sq. km per person	0.0044 sq. km per person	0.0046 sq. km per person	9
1970s	0.0043 sq. km per person	0.0043 sq. km per person	0.0043 sq. km per person	10
1980s	0.0043 sq. km per person	0.0042 sq. km per person	0.0043 sq. km per person	10
1990s	0.0042 sq. km per person	0.0041 sq. km per person	0.0042 sq. km per person	10
2000s	0.004 sq. km per person	0.0039 sq. km per person	0.0041 sq. km per person	10
2010s	0.0037 sq. km per person	0.0036 sq. km per person	0.0039 sq. km per person	10
2020s	0.0036 sq. km per person	0.0035 sq. km per person	0.0036 sq. km per person	4

Countries ranked near United Kingdom

170 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0038 sq. km per person compare
171 Gambia 0.0038 sq. km per person compare
172 Kuwait 0.0037 sq. km per person compare
174 Saint Lucia 0.0034 sq. km per person compare
175 United States Virgin Islands 0.0033 sq. km per person compare
176 Cayman Islands 0.0033 sq. km per person compare

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More agriculture & rural data for United Kingdom

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.26 % change on previous year (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0064 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 368.63 current US$ per person (2025)
Rural population, annual growth rate -0.1852 % change on previous year (2025)
Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Rural population, per capita 0.1668 units per person (2025)
Share of GDP from agriculture 0.6% (2025)
Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.6% (2025)
Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2025)
Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area (sq. km), per capita in United Kingdom?: Land area (sq. km), per capita in United Kingdom was 0.0035 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in United Kingdom?: The highest recorded value was 0.0046 sq. km per person in 1961.
What is the lowest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in United Kingdom?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0035 sq. km per person in 2023.
How does United Kingdom rank for land area (sq. km), per capita?: United Kingdom ranks 173rd out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in United Kingdom?: Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United Kingdom 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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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

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Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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About this data

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.