Land area (sq. km), per capita in World
World: Land area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0161 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land area (sq. km), per capita in World, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
World recorded 0.0161 sq. km per person for land area (sq. km), per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area (sq. km), per capita in World peaked at 0.034 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0161 sq. km per person, in 2023.
World ranks 27th 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 World, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.034 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0334 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0327 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0321 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0314 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0308 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0301 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0295 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0289 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0283 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0277 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0272 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0266 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0261 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0257 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0252 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0248 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0243 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0239 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0235 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0231 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0227 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0223 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0219 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0215 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0211 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0207 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0204 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.02 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0197 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0193 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.023 sq. km per person | +18.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0228 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0225 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0221 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0218 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0215 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0212 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0209 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0206 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0204 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0201 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0198 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0196 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0194 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0191 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0189 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0187 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0184 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0182 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.018 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0181 sq. km per person | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0179 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0177 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0175 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0173 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0171 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0169 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0167 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0165 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0164 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0162 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0161 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0314 sq. km per person | 0.0289 sq. km per person | 0.034 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.026 sq. km per person | 0.0239 sq. km per person | 0.0283 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0217 sq. km per person | 0.02 sq. km per person | 0.0235 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0215 sq. km per person | 0.0193 sq. km per person | 0.023 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0195 sq. km per person | 0.0184 sq. km per person | 0.0206 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0175 sq. km per person | 0.0167 sq. km per person | 0.0182 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0163 sq. km per person | 0.0161 sq. km per person | 0.0165 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near World
- 24 Paraguay 0.0579 sq. km per person compare
- 25 Belize 0.0555 sq. km per person compare
- 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
More agriculture & rural data for World
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0401 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 577.68 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2984 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4217 units per person (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Rural population 42.2% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area (sq. km), per capita in World?
- Land area (sq. km), per capita in World was 0.0161 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.034 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0161 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does World rank for land area (sq. km), per capita?
- World ranks 27th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is land area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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.