Surface area (sq. km), per capita in World
World: Surface area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0174 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in World, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
In 2023, surface area (sq. km), per capita in World stood at 0.0174 sq. km per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, surface area (sq. km), per capita in World peaked at 0.0456 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0174 sq. km per person, in 2023.
That places World 26th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 World, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0456 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0448 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0439 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.043 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0421 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0412 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0404 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0396 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0388 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.038 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0372 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0364 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0357 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 0.035 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0344 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0338 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0332 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0326 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.032 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0315 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0309 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0304 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0298 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0293 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0288 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0283 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0278 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0273 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0268 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0264 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0259 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0255 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0251 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0247 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0244 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.024 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0237 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0233 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.023 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0227 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0224 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0221 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0218 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0215 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0213 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.021 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0207 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0205 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0202 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.02 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0198 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0195 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0193 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0191 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0189 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0186 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0184 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0182 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0181 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0179 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0178 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0176 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0174 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0422 sq. km per person | 0.0388 sq. km per person | 0.0456 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0348 sq. km per person | 0.032 sq. km per person | 0.038 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0291 sq. km per person | 0.0268 sq. km per person | 0.0315 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0246 sq. km per person | 0.023 sq. km per person | 0.0264 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0214 sq. km per person | 0.0202 sq. km per person | 0.0227 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.019 sq. km per person | 0.0181 sq. km per person | 0.02 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0177 sq. km per person | 0.0174 sq. km per person | 0.0179 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near World
- 23 Saudi Arabia 0.0609 sq. km per person compare
- 24 Argentina 0.0608 sq. km per person compare
- 25 Finland 0.0602 sq. km per person compare
- 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
More agriculture & rural data for World
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0401 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 577.68 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2984 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4217 units per person (2025)
- Rural population 42.2% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Rural population 3.46 billion (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is surface area (sq. km), per capita in World?
- Surface area (sq. km), per capita in World was 0.0174 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0456 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0174 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does World rank for surface area (sq. km), per capita?
- World ranks 26th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is surface area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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.