Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Surface area (sq. km), per capita was 0.014 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) is 0.014 sq. km per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, surface area (sq. km), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 0.0656 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.014 sq. km per person, in 2023.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 33rd 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0656 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.064 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0623 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0607 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0591 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0575 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.056 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0544 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0529 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0515 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0501 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0488 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0474 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0461 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0448 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0435 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0422 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.041 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0398 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0386 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0374 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0363 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0352 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0341 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 0.033 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 0.032 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0311 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0302 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0293 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0283 sq. km per person | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0275 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0268 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0261 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0254 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0248 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0242 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0237 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0231 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0226 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0221 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0216 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0211 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0207 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0202 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0198 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0193 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0189 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0185 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0181 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0177 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0173 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.017 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0167 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0164 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0161 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0158 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0156 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0153 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.015 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0148 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0145 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0143 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.014 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0592 sq. km per person | 0.0529 sq. km per person | 0.0656 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0455 sq. km per person | 0.0398 sq. km per person | 0.0515 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0337 sq. km per person | 0.0293 sq. km per person | 0.0386 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0252 sq. km per person | 0.0226 sq. km per person | 0.0283 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.02 sq. km per person | 0.0181 sq. km per person | 0.0221 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0163 sq. km per person | 0.015 sq. km per person | 0.0177 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0144 sq. km per person | 0.014 sq. km per person | 0.0148 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- 30 Congo 0.054 sq. km per person compare
- 31 Uruguay 0.052 sq. km per person compare
- 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
More agriculture & rural data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4714 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 395.7 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 298.32 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 14.0% (2025)
- Rural population 355.37 million (2025)
- Rural population 47.1% (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.2% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1399 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is surface area (sq. km), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 0.014 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0656 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.014 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for surface area (sq. km), per capita?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 33rd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is surface area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (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.