Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Surface area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0312 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Latin America & Caribbean, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for surface area (sq. km), per capita in Latin America & Caribbean is 0.0312 sq. km per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, surface area (sq. km), per capita in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 0.091 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0312 sq. km per person, in 2023.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 10th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.091 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0885 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0861 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0838 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0816 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0794 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0774 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0754 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0736 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0718 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.07 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0684 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0667 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0652 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0637 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0622 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0608 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0595 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0581 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0569 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0556 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0545 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0533 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0522 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0511 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0501 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0491 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0482 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0473 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0464 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0455 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0447 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.044 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0432 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0425 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0418 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0411 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0405 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0398 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0393 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0387 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0382 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0377 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0372 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0368 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0364 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0359 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0355 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0351 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0348 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0344 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.034 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0337 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0333 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.033 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0327 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0324 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0321 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.032 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0318 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0316 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0314 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0312 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0819 sq. km per person | 0.0736 sq. km per person | 0.091 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0646 sq. km per person | 0.0581 sq. km per person | 0.0718 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0518 sq. km per person | 0.0473 sq. km per person | 0.0569 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.043 sq. km per person | 0.0398 sq. km per person | 0.0464 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0371 sq. km per person | 0.0351 sq. km per person | 0.0393 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0332 sq. km per person | 0.032 sq. km per person | 0.0348 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0315 sq. km per person | 0.0312 sq. km per person | 0.0318 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
- 7 Guyana 0.2587 sq. km per person compare
- 8 Suriname 0.2582 sq. km per person compare
- 9 Libya 0.2384 sq. km per person compare
- 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
More agriculture & rural data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 502.91 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 754.45 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.5943 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1849 units per person (2025)
- Rural population 18.5% (2025)
- Rural population 123.28 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.068 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is surface area (sq. km), per capita in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Latin America & Caribbean was 0.0312 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 0.091 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0312 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for surface area (sq. km), per capita?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 10th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is surface area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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.