Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Small states
Small states: Surface area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0385 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Small states, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for surface area (sq. km), per capita in Small states is 0.0385 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 0.9% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, surface area (sq. km), per capita in Small states peaked at 0.0872 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0385 sq. km per person, in 2023.
That places Small states 5th 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 Small states, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0872 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0855 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0837 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0821 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0805 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0791 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0778 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0765 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0752 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.074 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0728 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0716 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0705 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0695 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0685 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0675 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0664 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0654 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0643 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0633 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0623 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0614 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0605 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0596 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0587 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0577 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0568 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0559 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.055 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0541 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0533 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0528 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0525 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0516 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0512 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0506 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.05 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0494 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0492 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0489 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0482 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0475 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0469 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0464 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0461 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0457 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0452 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0447 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0443 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0438 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0434 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.043 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0425 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0421 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0417 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0412 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0408 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0404 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0399 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0396 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0392 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0388 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0385 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0808 sq. km per person | 0.0752 sq. km per person | 0.0872 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0691 sq. km per person | 0.0643 sq. km per person | 0.074 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0591 sq. km per person | 0.055 sq. km per person | 0.0633 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0515 sq. km per person | 0.0492 sq. km per person | 0.0541 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0464 sq. km per person | 0.0443 sq. km per person | 0.0489 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0419 sq. km per person | 0.0399 sq. km per person | 0.0438 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.039 sq. km per person | 0.0385 sq. km per person | 0.0396 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Small states
- 2 Mongolia 0.4437 sq. km per person compare
- 3 Canada 0.3789 sq. km per person compare
- 4 Australia 0.2847 sq. km per person compare
- 5 Namibia 0.272 sq. km per person compare
- 6 Iceland 0.2665 sq. km per person compare
- 7 Guyana 0.2587 sq. km per person compare
- 8 Suriname 0.2582 sq. km per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Small states
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 12.45 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 611.84 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.479 units per person (2025)
- Rural population 47.9% (2025)
- Rural population 9.75 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0369 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is surface area (sq. km), per capita in Small states?
- Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Small states was 0.0385 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0872 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0385 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Small states rank for surface area (sq. km), per capita?
- Small states ranks 5th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is surface area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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.