Land area (sq. km), per capita in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Land area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0145 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land area (sq. km), per capita in Upper middle income, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area (sq. km), per capita in Upper middle income is 0.0145 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 0.2% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area (sq. km), per capita in Upper middle income peaked at 0.0326 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0145 sq. km per person, in 2023.
Upper middle income ranks 29th 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 Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0326 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0321 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0312 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0305 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0298 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.029 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0283 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0275 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0268 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0262 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0255 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0249 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0243 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0238 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0233 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0229 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0225 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0221 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0217 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0213 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.021 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0206 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0202 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0199 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0195 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0192 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0188 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0185 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0182 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0179 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0176 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0192 sq. km per person | +9.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0189 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0187 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0184 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0182 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.018 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0178 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0176 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0174 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0172 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0171 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0169 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0168 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0166 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0165 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0164 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0162 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0161 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0159 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0158 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0157 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0155 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0154 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0152 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0151 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.015 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0149 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0148 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0147 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0146 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0146 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0145 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0297 sq. km per person | 0.0268 sq. km per person | 0.0326 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0237 sq. km per person | 0.0217 sq. km per person | 0.0262 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0197 sq. km per person | 0.0182 sq. km per person | 0.0213 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0182 sq. km per person | 0.0176 sq. km per person | 0.0192 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0167 sq. km per person | 0.0161 sq. km per person | 0.0174 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0153 sq. km per person | 0.0148 sq. km per person | 0.0159 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0146 sq. km per person | 0.0145 sq. km per person | 0.0147 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 26 Congo 0.0552 sq. km per person compare
- 27 South Sudan 0.055 sq. km per person compare
- 28 Finland 0.0544 sq. km per person compare
- 29 Uruguay 0.0517 sq. km per person compare
- 30 Algeria 0.0516 sq. km per person compare
- 31 Mali 0.0513 sq. km per person compare
- 32 New Zealand 0.0506 sq. km per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Upper middle income
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.31 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.9% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 978.15 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 31.8% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0687 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 748.69 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.9329 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area (sq. km), per capita in Upper middle income?
- Land area (sq. km), per capita in Upper middle income was 0.0145 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0326 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0145 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Upper middle income rank for land area (sq. km), per capita?
- Upper middle income ranks 29th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is land area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Upper middle income 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.