Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Surface area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0242 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Pacific island small states, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
In 2023, surface area (sq. km), per capita in Pacific island small states stood at 0.0242 sq. km per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, surface area (sq. km), per capita in Pacific island small states peaked at 0.0694 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0242 sq. km per person, in 2023.
Pacific island small states ranks 14th 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 Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0694 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0675 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0656 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0637 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 0.062 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0603 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0589 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0576 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0563 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0551 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.054 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 0.053 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.052 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.051 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.05 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0489 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0479 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0468 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0458 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0448 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0438 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0428 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0419 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.041 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0401 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0392 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0385 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0379 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0373 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0367 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0362 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0357 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0352 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0347 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0343 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0338 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0333 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0328 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0323 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0319 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0315 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0311 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0307 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0304 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.03 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0297 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0294 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0291 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0288 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0285 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0281 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0277 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0273 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.027 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0266 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0263 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.026 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0256 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0254 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0251 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0248 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0245 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0242 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0624 sq. km per person | 0.0563 sq. km per person | 0.0694 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0505 sq. km per person | 0.0458 sq. km per person | 0.0551 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0407 sq. km per person | 0.0373 sq. km per person | 0.0448 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0345 sq. km per person | 0.0323 sq. km per person | 0.0367 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0303 sq. km per person | 0.0288 sq. km per person | 0.0319 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0268 sq. km per person | 0.0254 sq. km per person | 0.0285 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0247 sq. km per person | 0.0242 sq. km per person | 0.0251 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
- 11 Botswana 0.2307 sq. km per person compare
- 12 Mauritania 0.1994 sq. km per person compare
- 13 Kazakhstan 0.1323 sq. km per person compare
- 14 Russia 0.1192 sq. km per person compare
- 15 Central African Republic 0.1169 sq. km per person compare
- 16 Norway 0.1121 sq. km per person compare
- 17 Gabon 0.1054 sq. km per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Pacific island small states
- Rural population, per capita 0.5912 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 773.88 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.6872 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.11 billion current US$ (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 17.1% (2024)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2021)
- Rural population 59.1% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1709 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is surface area (sq. km), per capita in Pacific island small states?
- Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Pacific island small states was 0.0242 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0694 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0242 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for surface area (sq. km), per capita?
- Pacific island small states ranks 14th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is surface area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pacific island small states 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.