Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Moldova
Moldova: Surface area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0141 sq. km per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.0141 sq. km per person
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
86th
of 216 countries
All-time high
0.0161 sq. km per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0113 sq. km per person
in 1991
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Moldova, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 0.0141 sq. km per person for surface area (sq. km), per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, surface area (sq. km), per capita in Moldova peaked at 0.0161 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0113 sq. km per person, in 1991.
That places Moldova 86th 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 Moldova, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0161 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0157 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0154 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0152 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0149 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0147 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0144 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0142 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 0.014 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0138 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0137 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0136 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0134 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0133 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0132 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.013 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0129 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0127 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0126 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0125 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0123 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0122 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0121 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.012 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0118 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0117 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0116 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0114 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0114 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0113 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0113 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0113 sq. km per person | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0114 sq. km per person | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0114 sq. km per person | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0115 sq. km per person | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0115 sq. km per person | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0115 sq. km per person | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0115 sq. km per person | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0115 sq. km per person | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0116 sq. km per person | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0116 sq. km per person | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0116 sq. km per person | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0117 sq. km per person | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0117 sq. km per person | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0117 sq. km per person | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0117 sq. km per person | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0118 sq. km per person | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0118 sq. km per person | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0118 sq. km per person | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0118 sq. km per person | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0118 sq. km per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0118 sq. km per person | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0118 sq. km per person | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0118 sq. km per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0119 sq. km per person | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0121 sq. km per person | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0123 sq. km per person | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0125 sq. km per person | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0127 sq. km per person | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0128 sq. km per person | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.013 sq. km per person | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0134 sq. km per person | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0138 sq. km per person | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0141 sq. km per person | +2.3% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 0.0141 sq. km per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0129 sq. km per person, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 0.0141 sq. km per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0122 sq. km per person, 1.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.015 sq. km per person | 0.014 sq. km per person | 0.0161 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0132 sq. km per person | 0.0126 sq. km per person | 0.0138 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0119 sq. km per person | 0.0114 sq. km per person | 0.0125 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0114 sq. km per person | 0.0113 sq. km per person | 0.0115 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0117 sq. km per person | 0.0116 sq. km per person | 0.0118 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0121 sq. km per person | 0.0118 sq. km per person | 0.0127 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0134 sq. km per person | 0.0128 sq. km per person | 0.0141 sq. km per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More agriculture & rural data for Moldova
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.3742 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.8329 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.2584 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.9732 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0738 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 635.96 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is surface area (sq. km), per capita in Moldova?
- Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Moldova was 0.0141 sq. km per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0161 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0113 sq. km per person in 1991.
- How does Moldova rank for surface area (sq. km), per capita?
- Moldova ranks 86th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is surface area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Moldova 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.