Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Surface area (sq. km), per capita was 0.012 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Low & middle income, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
Low & middle income recorded 0.012 sq. km per person for surface area (sq. km), per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, surface area (sq. km), per capita in Low & middle income peaked at 0.0372 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.012 sq. km per person, in 2023.
Low & middle income ranks 35th 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.
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0372 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0364 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0355 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0347 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0338 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.033 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0322 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0314 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0306 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0298 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0291 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0284 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0278 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0271 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0265 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.026 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0254 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0249 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0244 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0239 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0234 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0229 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0224 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0219 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0215 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.021 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0206 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0202 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0197 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0193 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.019 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0186 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0183 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.018 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0176 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0173 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.017 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0168 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0165 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0162 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.016 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0157 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0155 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0153 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0151 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0149 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0146 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0144 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0142 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.014 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0138 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0137 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0135 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0133 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0131 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0129 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0128 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0126 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0125 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0123 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0122 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0121 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.012 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0339 sq. km per person | 0.0306 sq. km per person | 0.0372 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.027 sq. km per person | 0.0244 sq. km per person | 0.0298 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0218 sq. km per person | 0.0197 sq. km per person | 0.0239 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0178 sq. km per person | 0.0165 sq. km per person | 0.0193 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0152 sq. km per person | 0.0142 sq. km per person | 0.0162 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0132 sq. km per person | 0.0125 sq. km per person | 0.014 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0122 sq. km per person | 0.012 sq. km per person | 0.0123 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 32 Algeria 0.0509 sq. km per person compare
- 33 Mali 0.0507 sq. km per person compare
- 34 New Zealand 0.0506 sq. km per person compare
- 35 Sweden 0.05 sq. km per person compare
- 36 Bhutan 0.0485 sq. km per person compare
- 37 Niger 0.0469 sq. km per person compare
- 38 Papua New Guinea 0.0438 sq. km per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Low & middle income
- Rural population, per capita 0.4688 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 555.24 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.3404 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.77 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.1% (2025)
- Rural population 3.18 billion (2025)
- Rural population 46.9% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0909 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is surface area (sq. km), per capita in Low & middle income?
- Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Low & middle income was 0.012 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0372 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.012 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Low & middle income rank for surface area (sq. km), per capita?
- Low & middle income ranks 35th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is surface area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low & middle 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.