Land area — Area, per capita in World
World: Land area — Area, per capita was 0.0016 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land area — Area, per capita in World, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, land area — area, per capita in World stood at 0.0016 1000 ha per person. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area — area, per capita in World peaked at 0.0043 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0016 1000 ha per person, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Land area — Area, per capita in World, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0042 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0041 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.004 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0039 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0038 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0038 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0037 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0036 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0035 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0035 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0034 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0033 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0033 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0032 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0032 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0031 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.003 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.003 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0029 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0029 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0028 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0028 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0027 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0027 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0026 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0026 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0025 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0025 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0025 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0024 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0024 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0023 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0023 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0023 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0022 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0022 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0022 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0021 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0021 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0021 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0021 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.002 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.002 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.002 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.002 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0019 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0019 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0019 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0019 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0018 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0018 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0018 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0018 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0018 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0017 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0017 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0017 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0017 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0017 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0016 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0016 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0016 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0016 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0039 1000 ha per person | 0.0036 1000 ha per person | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0033 1000 ha per person | 0.003 1000 ha per person | 0.0035 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0027 1000 ha per person | 0.0025 1000 ha per person | 0.0029 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0023 1000 ha per person | 0.0021 1000 ha per person | 0.0025 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.002 1000 ha per person | 0.0019 1000 ha per person | 0.0021 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0018 1000 ha per person | 0.0017 1000 ha per person | 0.0019 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0016 1000 ha per person | 0.0016 1000 ha per person | 0.0017 1000 ha per person | 5 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.208 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.88 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 38.30 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, annual growth rate -0.0326 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is land area — area, per capita in World?
- Land area — area, per capita in World was 0.0016 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area — area, per capita recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0043 1000 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area — area, per capita recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0016 1000 ha per person in 2024.
- How does World rank for land area — area, per capita?
- World ranks 2nd out of 2 groups with data for 2024.
- Is land area — area, 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 Land area — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land area — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land area — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land area — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Land area — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.