Surface area (sq. km), per capita in North America
North America: Surface area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0676 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in North America, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for surface area (sq. km), per capita in North America is 0.0676 sq. km per person, measured 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 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, surface area (sq. km), per capita in North America peaked at 0.1251 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0676 sq. km per person, in 2023.
That places North America 2nd out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in North America, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1251 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1231 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 0.1213 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.1196 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 0.1181 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 0.1166 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.1153 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 0.1141 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.1129 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1116 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.11 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.1088 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1078 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1068 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1057 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1046 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1036 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1025 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1014 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1004 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0994 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0984 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0975 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0966 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0958 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0949 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.094 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0931 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0922 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0911 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0899 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0887 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0875 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0865 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0855 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0845 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0835 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0826 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0816 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0808 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.08 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0792 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0785 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0778 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0771 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0763 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0756 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0755 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0748 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0742 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0736 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.073 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0724 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0718 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0712 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0707 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0701 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0697 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0692 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0689 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0688 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0683 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0676 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1185 sq. km per person | 0.1129 sq. km per person | 0.1251 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1063 sq. km per person | 0.1014 sq. km per person | 0.1116 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0962 sq. km per person | 0.0922 sq. km per person | 0.1004 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0861 sq. km per person | 0.0816 sq. km per person | 0.0911 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0776 sq. km per person | 0.0748 sq. km per person | 0.0808 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0716 sq. km per person | 0.0692 sq. km per person | 0.0742 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0684 sq. km per person | 0.0676 sq. km per person | 0.0689 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near North America
More agriculture & rural data for North America
- Rural population, per capita 0.1951 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 691.3 current US$ per person (2021)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.1578 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 256.06 billion current US$ (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.0% (2021)
- Rural population 74.83 million (2025)
- Rural population 19.5% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.2% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0099 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is surface area (sq. km), per capita in North America?
- Surface area (sq. km), per capita in North America was 0.0676 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1251 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0676 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does North America rank for surface area (sq. km), per capita?
- North America ranks 2nd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is surface area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North America 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.