Surface area (sq. km), per capita in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Surface area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0035 sq. km per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.0035 sq. km per person
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
175th
of 216 countries
All-time high
0.0046 sq. km per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0035 sq. km per person
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in United Kingdom, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 0.0035 sq. km per person for surface area (sq. km), per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, surface area (sq. km), per capita in United Kingdom peaked at 0.0046 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0035 sq. km per person, in 2024.
United Kingdom ranks 175th of 216 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0046 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0046 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0045 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0045 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0045 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0045 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0044 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0044 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0044 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0044 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0044 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0043 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0043 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0043 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0043 sq. km per person | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0043 sq. km per person | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0043 sq. km per person | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0043 sq. km per person | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0043 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0043 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0043 sq. km per person | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0043 sq. km per person | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0043 sq. km per person | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0043 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0043 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0043 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0043 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0043 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0043 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0043 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0042 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0042 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0042 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0042 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0042 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0042 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0042 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0042 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0042 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0041 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0041 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0041 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0041 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0041 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.004 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.004 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.004 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0039 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0039 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0039 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0039 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0038 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0038 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0038 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0037 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0037 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0037 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0037 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0037 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0037 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0036 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0036 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0036 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0035 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 0.0035 sq. km per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0086 sq. km per person, 41% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 0.0035 sq. km per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0122 sq. km per person, 29% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0045 sq. km per person | 0.0044 sq. km per person | 0.0046 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0043 sq. km per person | 0.0043 sq. km per person | 0.0044 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0043 sq. km per person | 0.0043 sq. km per person | 0.0043 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0042 sq. km per person | 0.0042 sq. km per person | 0.0043 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.004 sq. km per person | 0.0039 sq. km per person | 0.0041 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0038 sq. km per person | 0.0037 sq. km per person | 0.0039 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0036 sq. km per person | 0.0035 sq. km per person | 0.0037 sq. km per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 172 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0037 sq. km per person compare
- 173 Kuwait 0.0036 sq. km per person compare
- 174 Cayman Islands 0.0035 sq. km per person compare
- 176 Saint Lucia 0.0034 sq. km per person compare
- 177 United States Virgin Islands 0.0033 sq. km per person compare
- 178 El Salvador 0.0033 sq. km per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for United Kingdom
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.2731 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0861 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.8055 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.2384 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0064 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 368.63 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.1852 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is surface area (sq. km), per capita in United Kingdom?
- Surface area (sq. km), per capita in United Kingdom was 0.0035 sq. km per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0046 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0035 sq. km per person in 2024.
- How does United Kingdom rank for surface area (sq. km), per capita?
- United Kingdom ranks 175th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is surface area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.