Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Surface area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0141 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
In 2023, surface area (sq. km), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) stood at 0.0141 sq. km per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is 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 (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 0.0656 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0141 sq. km per person, in 2023.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 32nd 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 (IDA & IBRD), year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0656 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0639 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 | 0.0559 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 | 0.0487 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 | 0.0301 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0293 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0284 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0277 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0269 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0262 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0255 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0249 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0243 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0238 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0232 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0227 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0222 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0217 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0213 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0208 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0203 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0199 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0194 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.019 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0186 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0182 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0178 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0174 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0171 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0168 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0165 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0162 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0159 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0157 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0154 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0151 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0149 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0146 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0144 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0141 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0591 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 | 0.0254 sq. km per person | 0.0227 sq. km per person | 0.0284 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0202 sq. km per person | 0.0182 sq. km per person | 0.0222 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0164 sq. km per person | 0.0151 sq. km per person | 0.0178 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0145 sq. km per person | 0.0141 sq. km per person | 0.0149 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- 29 South Sudan 0.0542 sq. km per person compare
- 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
More agriculture & rural data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4739 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 397.37 current US$ 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 297.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 14.1% (2025)
- Rural population 354.69 million (2025)
- Rural population 47.4% (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.2% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1406 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is surface area (sq. km), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) was 0.0141 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 (IDA & IBRD)?
- 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 (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0141 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for surface area (sq. km), per capita?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 32nd 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 (IDA & IBRD)?
- 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 (IDA & IBRD) 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)
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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.