Surface area (sq. km), per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Surface area (sq. km), per square kilometre was 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre in 2023. ▬ Flat
Surface area (sq. km), per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, surface area (sq. km), per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) stood at 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, surface area (sq. km), per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre in 1974 and was at its lowest, 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre, in 2023.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 39th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Surface area (sq. km), per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | sq. km per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 36 Tunisia 1.05 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 37 Albania 1.05 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 38 Ghana 1.05 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 39 Azerbaijan 1.05 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 40 Russia 1.05 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 41 Turkmenistan 1.05 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 42 Switzerland 1.05 sq. km per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3795 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 805.09 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.73 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.4% (2025)
- Rural population 813.54 million (2025)
- Rural population 37.9% (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.0% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0742 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is surface area (sq. km), per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Surface area (sq. km), per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest surface area (sq. km), per square kilometre recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre in 1974.
- What is the lowest surface area (sq. km), per square kilometre recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for surface area (sq. km), per square kilometre?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 39th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is surface area (sq. km), per square kilometre rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Surface area (sq. km), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Surface area (sq. km) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Surface area (sq. km) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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.
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Surface area (sq. km) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.