Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita was 0.0006 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0006 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
up 9.7%
World rank
145th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.0011 Square kilometres per person
in 1987
All-time low
0.0005 Square kilometres per person
in 2019
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in United Kingdom, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — other areas, per capita in United Kingdom stood at 0.0006 Square kilometres per person.
The figure is up 9.7% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — other areas, per capita in United Kingdom peaked at 0.0011 Square kilometres per person in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 Square kilometres per person, in 2019.
That places United Kingdom 145th 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 — Other areas, per capita in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | +10.6% |
| 1971 | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | -5.3% |
| 1989 | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | -45.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0007 Square kilometres per person | +15.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0007 Square kilometres per person | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0007 Square kilometres per person | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0007 Square kilometres per person | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0007 Square kilometres per person | +7.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0007 Square kilometres per person | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0007 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0007 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0007 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0007 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0007 Square kilometres per person | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -21.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | +9.7% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 0.0006 Square kilometres per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0017 Square kilometres per person, 34% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 0.0006 Square kilometres per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0023 Square kilometres per person, 25% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in United Kingdom changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -45.6% | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | 0.0007 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0007 Square kilometres per person | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | 0.0007 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 142 Guam 0.0006 Square kilometres per person compare
- 143 Mauritius 0.0006 Square kilometres per person compare
- 144 Malawi 0.0006 Square kilometres per person compare
- 146 Gambia 0.0006 Square kilometres per person compare
- 147 Japan 0.0006 Square kilometres per person compare
- 148 Luxembourg 0.0005 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 — other areas, per capita in United Kingdom?
- Land use hidden — other areas, per capita in United Kingdom was 0.0006 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — other areas, per capita recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0011 Square kilometres per person in 1987.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — other areas, per capita recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 Square kilometres per person in 2019.
- How does United Kingdom rank for land use hidden — other areas, per capita?
- United Kingdom ranks 145th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — other areas, per capita rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. 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 — Other areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Other areas 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 — Other areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Other areas 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 — Other areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.