Land area (sq. km), per capita in United States
United States: Land area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0272 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land area (sq. km), per capita in United States, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area (sq. km), per capita in United States is 0.0272 sq. km per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area (sq. km), per capita in United States peaked at 0.0499 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0272 sq. km per person, in 2023.
United States ranks 51st of 216 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land area (sq. km), per capita in United States, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0499 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0491 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0484 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0477 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0471 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0466 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0461 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0456 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0452 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0447 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0441 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0436 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0432 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0428 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0424 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.042 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0416 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0411 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0407 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0403 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0399 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0395 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0392 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0388 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0385 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0381 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0378 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0375 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0371 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0367 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0362 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0357 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0352 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0348 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0344 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.034 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0336 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0332 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0328 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0325 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0322 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0319 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0316 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0313 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.031 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0307 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0304 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0301 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0298 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0296 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0293 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0291 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0289 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0287 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0284 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0282 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.028 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0278 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0277 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0276 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0275 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0274 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0272 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0473 sq. km per person | 0.0452 sq. km per person | 0.0499 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0426 sq. km per person | 0.0407 sq. km per person | 0.0447 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0387 sq. km per person | 0.0371 sq. km per person | 0.0403 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0347 sq. km per person | 0.0328 sq. km per person | 0.0367 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0311 sq. km per person | 0.0298 sq. km per person | 0.0325 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0286 sq. km per person | 0.0277 sq. km per person | 0.0296 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0274 sq. km per person | 0.0272 sq. km per person | 0.0276 sq. km per person | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for United States
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.96 % change on previous year (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0094 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 673.66 current US$ per person (2021)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.1831 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1981 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.9% (2021)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.9% (2021)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area (sq. km), per capita in United States?
- Land area (sq. km), per capita in United States was 0.0272 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0499 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0272 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does United States rank for land area (sq. km), per capita?
- United States ranks 51st out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United 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)
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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.