Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Djibouti
Djibouti: Land use hidden — Land area, per capita was 0.0201 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.0201 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
57th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.2593 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0201 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Djibouti, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — land area, per capita in Djibouti is 0.0201 Square kilometres per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — land area, per capita in Djibouti peaked at 0.2593 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0201 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
Djibouti ranks 57th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2593 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2485 Square kilometres per person | -4.2% |
| 1963 | 0.2368 Square kilometres per person | -4.7% |
| 1964 | 0.2246 Square kilometres per person | -5.2% |
| 1965 | 0.2125 Square kilometres per person | -5.4% |
| 1966 | 0.2011 Square kilometres per person | -5.4% |
| 1967 | 0.1905 Square kilometres per person | -5.2% |
| 1968 | 0.1807 Square kilometres per person | -5.1% |
| 1969 | 0.1703 Square kilometres per person | -5.8% |
| 1970 | 0.1597 Square kilometres per person | -6.3% |
| 1971 | 0.1494 Square kilometres per person | -6.4% |
| 1972 | 0.1394 Square kilometres per person | -6.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1299 Square kilometres per person | -6.8% |
| 1974 | 0.1203 Square kilometres per person | -7.4% |
| 1975 | 0.1104 Square kilometres per person | -8.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1005 Square kilometres per person | -9.0% |
| 1977 | 0.091 Square kilometres per person | -9.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0828 Square kilometres per person | -9.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0761 Square kilometres per person | -8.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0711 Square kilometres per person | -6.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0676 Square kilometres per person | -5.0% |
| 1982 | 0.065 Square kilometres per person | -3.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0627 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0604 Square kilometres per person | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0576 Square kilometres per person | -4.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0544 Square kilometres per person | -5.5% |
| 1987 | 0.051 Square kilometres per person | -6.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0478 Square kilometres per person | -6.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0443 Square kilometres per person | -7.4% |
| 1990 | 0.04 Square kilometres per person | -9.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0367 Square kilometres per person | -8.2% |
| 1992 | 0.037 Square kilometres per person | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0377 Square kilometres per person | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.037 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0366 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0358 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0345 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0331 Square kilometres per person | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 0.032 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.031 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0301 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0291 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0285 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0281 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0276 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0271 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0265 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.026 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0254 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0249 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0244 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.024 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0235 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0231 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0227 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0223 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.022 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0216 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0213 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.021 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0207 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0204 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0201 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 0.0201 Square kilometres per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0124 Square kilometres per person, 1.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Djibouti's 0.0201 Square kilometres per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0096 Square kilometres per person, 2.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2138 Square kilometres per person | 0.1703 Square kilometres per person | 0.2593 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.116 Square kilometres per person | 0.0761 Square kilometres per person | 0.1597 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0582 Square kilometres per person | 0.0443 Square kilometres per person | 0.0711 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0361 Square kilometres per person | 0.032 Square kilometres per person | 0.04 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0279 Square kilometres per person | 0.0254 Square kilometres per person | 0.031 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.023 Square kilometres per person | 0.0213 Square kilometres per person | 0.0249 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0205 Square kilometres per person | 0.0201 Square kilometres per person | 0.021 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
- 54 Belarus 0.0221 Square kilometres per person compare
- 55 Colombia 0.0212 Square kilometres per person compare
- 56 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0206 Square kilometres per person compare
- 58 South Africa 0.0192 Square kilometres per person compare
- 59 Georgia 0.0187 Square kilometres per person compare
- 60 Iran 0.0179 Square kilometres per person compare
More environment data for Djibouti
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -57.06 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.289 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.25 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.1725 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — land area, per capita in Djibouti?
- Land use hidden — land area, per capita in Djibouti was 0.0201 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2593 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0201 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Djibouti rank for land use hidden — land area, per capita?
- Djibouti ranks 57th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — land area, per capita rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Djibouti data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Land area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Land 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 use hidden — Land area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Land area Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- 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 use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.