Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Surface area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0148 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Upper middle income, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
Upper middle income recorded 0.0148 sq. km per person for surface area (sq. km), per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, surface area (sq. km), per capita in Upper middle income peaked at 0.0368 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0148 sq. km per person, in 2023.
Upper middle income ranks 29th 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 Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0368 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0362 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0353 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0344 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0336 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0327 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0319 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0311 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0303 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0295 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0288 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0281 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0275 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0269 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0263 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0259 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0254 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0249 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0245 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0241 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0237 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0232 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0228 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0224 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.022 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0216 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0213 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0209 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0205 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0202 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0199 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0196 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0193 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0191 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0188 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0186 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0184 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0181 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0179 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0177 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0176 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0174 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0172 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0171 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0169 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0168 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0167 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0165 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0164 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0162 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0161 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0159 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0158 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0156 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0155 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0154 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0152 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0151 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.015 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.015 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0149 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0148 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0148 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0336 sq. km per person | 0.0303 sq. km per person | 0.0368 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0268 sq. km per person | 0.0245 sq. km per person | 0.0295 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0223 sq. km per person | 0.0205 sq. km per person | 0.0241 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.019 sq. km per person | 0.0179 sq. km per person | 0.0202 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.017 sq. km per person | 0.0164 sq. km per person | 0.0177 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0156 sq. km per person | 0.015 sq. km per person | 0.0162 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0149 sq. km per person | 0.0148 sq. km per person | 0.015 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 26 Paraguay 0.0587 sq. km per person compare
- 27 Oman 0.0586 sq. km per person compare
- 28 Belize 0.0551 sq. km per person compare
- 29 South Sudan 0.0542 sq. km per person compare
- 30 Congo 0.054 sq. km per person compare
- 31 Uruguay 0.052 sq. km per person compare
- 32 Algeria 0.0509 sq. km per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Upper middle income
- Rural population, per capita 0.3177 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 748.69 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.9329 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.31 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.9% (2025)
- Rural population 978.15 million (2025)
- Rural population 31.8% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.9% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0687 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is surface area (sq. km), per capita in Upper middle income?
- Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Upper middle income was 0.0148 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0368 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0148 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Upper middle income rank for surface area (sq. km), per capita?
- Upper middle income ranks 29th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is surface area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Upper middle income 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.