Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Kiribati
Kiribati: Surface area (sq. km), per capita was 0.006 sq. km per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Kiribati, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for surface area (sq. km), per capita in Kiribati is 0.006 sq. km per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, surface area (sq. km), per capita in Kiribati peaked at 0.0168 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.006 sq. km per person, in 2024.
That places Kiribati 148th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0168 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0164 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0159 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0156 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0152 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0149 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0147 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0146 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0144 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0141 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0138 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0136 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0133 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0132 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0133 sq. km per person | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0134 sq. km per person | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0134 sq. km per person | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0135 sq. km per person | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0135 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0132 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.013 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0128 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0126 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0124 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0122 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0119 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0116 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0113 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0111 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0108 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0106 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0104 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0103 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0101 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.01 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0098 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0096 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0095 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0093 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0091 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.009 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0088 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0086 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0084 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0083 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0081 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0079 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0078 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0076 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0075 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0073 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0072 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0071 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.007 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0069 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0068 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0067 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0066 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0065 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0064 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0063 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0062 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0061 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.006 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 0.006 sq. km per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0124 sq. km per person, 49% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 0.006 sq. km per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0072 sq. km per person, 84% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0154 sq. km per person | 0.0144 sq. km per person | 0.0168 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0135 sq. km per person | 0.0132 sq. km per person | 0.0141 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0122 sq. km per person | 0.0111 sq. km per person | 0.0132 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.01 sq. km per person | 0.0093 sq. km per person | 0.0108 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0084 sq. km per person | 0.0076 sq. km per person | 0.0091 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.007 sq. km per person | 0.0065 sq. km per person | 0.0075 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0062 sq. km per person | 0.006 sq. km per person | 0.0064 sq. km per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
More agriculture & rural data for Kiribati
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2317 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 590.95 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3661 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 23.17 (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 23.17 (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2021)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is surface area (sq. km), per capita in Kiribati?
- Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Kiribati was 0.006 sq. km per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0168 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.006 sq. km per person in 2024.
- How does Kiribati rank for surface area (sq. km), per capita?
- Kiribati ranks 148th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is surface area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kiribati 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.