Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Surface area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0242 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for surface area (sq. km), per capita in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) is 0.0242 sq. km per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, surface area (sq. km), per capita in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 0.0458 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0239 sq. km per person, in 2021.
That places Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 13th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0458 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0448 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0439 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0431 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0422 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0415 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0407 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 0.04 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0393 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0387 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 0.038 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0374 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0368 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0363 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0357 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0352 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0347 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0342 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0337 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0332 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0328 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0324 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0319 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0314 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.031 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0305 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0301 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0297 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0293 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0289 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0287 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0284 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0282 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0281 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.028 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0279 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0278 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0278 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0277 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0276 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0275 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0273 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0272 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0271 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.027 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0268 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0268 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0266 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0264 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0262 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.026 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0258 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0255 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0253 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0251 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0249 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0247 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0245 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0243 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0241 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0239 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0241 sq. km per person | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0242 sq. km per person | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0424 sq. km per person | 0.0393 sq. km per person | 0.0458 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0361 sq. km per person | 0.0337 sq. km per person | 0.0387 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0312 sq. km per person | 0.0293 sq. km per person | 0.0332 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0282 sq. km per person | 0.0277 sq. km per person | 0.0289 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.027 sq. km per person | 0.0264 sq. km per person | 0.0276 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0252 sq. km per person | 0.0243 sq. km per person | 0.0262 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0241 sq. km per person | 0.0239 sq. km per person | 0.0242 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- 10 Faroe Islands 0.2372 sq. km per person compare
- 11 Botswana 0.2307 sq. km per person compare
- 12 Mauritania 0.1994 sq. km per person compare
- 13 Kazakhstan 0.1323 sq. km per person compare
- 14 Russia 0.1192 sq. km per person compare
- 15 Central African Republic 0.1169 sq. km per person compare
- 16 Norway 0.1121 sq. km per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3167 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 691.54 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.9714 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 175.15 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.2% (2025)
- Rural population 80.22 million (2025)
- Rural population 31.7% (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.0% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0622 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is surface area (sq. km), per capita in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 0.0242 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0458 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0239 sq. km per person in 2021.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for surface area (sq. km), per capita?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 13th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is surface area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Surface area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Surface 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.
Surface area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Surface area FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: 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
Surface 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.