Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Land use hidden — Land area, per capita was 0.0035 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0035 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
146th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.0046 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0035 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in United Kingdom, 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 United Kingdom is 0.0035 Square kilometres per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — land area, per capita in United Kingdom peaked at 0.0046 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0035 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
That places United Kingdom 146th out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0046 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0045 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0045 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0045 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0045 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0044 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0044 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0044 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0044 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0043 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0043 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0043 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0043 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0043 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0043 Square kilometres per person | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0043 Square kilometres per person | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0043 Square kilometres per person | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0043 Square kilometres per person | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0043 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0043 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0043 Square kilometres per person | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0043 Square kilometres per person | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0043 Square kilometres per person | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0043 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0043 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0043 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0043 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0042 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0042 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0042 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0042 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0042 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0042 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0042 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0042 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0042 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0041 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0041 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0041 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0041 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0041 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0041 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0041 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.004 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.004 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.004 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0039 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0039 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0039 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0039 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0038 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0038 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0038 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0037 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0037 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0037 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0037 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0036 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0036 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0036 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0036 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0036 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0035 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 0.0035 Square kilometres per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0068 Square kilometres per person, 52% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 0.0035 Square kilometres per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0114 Square kilometres per person, 31% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0045 Square kilometres per person | 0.0044 Square kilometres per person | 0.0046 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0043 Square kilometres per person | 0.0043 Square kilometres per person | 0.0043 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0043 Square kilometres per person | 0.0042 Square kilometres per person | 0.0043 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0042 Square kilometres per person | 0.0041 Square kilometres per person | 0.0042 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.004 Square kilometres per person | 0.0039 Square kilometres per person | 0.0041 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0037 Square kilometres per person | 0.0036 Square kilometres per person | 0.0039 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0036 Square kilometres per person | 0.0035 Square kilometres per person | 0.0036 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 143 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0038 Square kilometres per person compare
- 144 Gambia 0.0038 Square kilometres per person compare
- 145 Kuwait 0.0037 Square kilometres per person compare
- 147 Saint Lucia 0.0034 Square kilometres per person compare
- 148 United States Virgin Islands 0.0033 Square kilometres per person compare
- 149 Cayman Islands 0.0033 Square kilometres per person compare
More environment data for United Kingdom
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.13 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -2.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3.47 % 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 -0.8735 % 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual -1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — land area, per capita in United Kingdom?
- Land use hidden — land area, per capita in United Kingdom was 0.0035 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0046 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0035 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does United Kingdom rank for land use hidden — land area, per capita?
- United Kingdom ranks 146th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — land area, per capita rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.