Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in United States
United States: Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita was 0.0054 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in United States, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — other areas, per capita in United States is 0.0054 Square kilometres per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — other areas, per capita in United States peaked at 0.0255 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0054 Square kilometres per person, in 2017.
That places United States 54th out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 — Other areas, per capita in United States, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0255 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0253 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0251 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0249 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0247 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0246 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0244 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.024 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0234 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0232 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0231 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0229 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0228 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0227 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0225 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0223 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.022 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0219 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0217 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0215 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0213 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0209 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0207 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0205 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0204 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0202 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0202 Square kilometres per person | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.02 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0198 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0075 Square kilometres per person | -62.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0074 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0073 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0073 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0073 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0072 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0073 Square kilometres per person | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0073 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0072 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0071 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.007 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0069 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0069 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0068 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0067 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0067 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0066 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0065 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0063 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0062 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.006 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0059 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0058 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0057 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0056 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0056 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0055 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0054 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0054 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0055 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0055 Square kilometres per person | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0055 Square kilometres per person | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0055 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0054 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0.0054 Square kilometres per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0017 Square kilometres per person, 3.2× the median. (71 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in United States 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 | -62.3% | 0.0198 Square kilometres per person | 0.0075 Square kilometres per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0246 Square kilometres per person | 0.0234 Square kilometres per person | 0.0255 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0225 Square kilometres per person | 0.0217 Square kilometres per person | 0.0232 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0205 Square kilometres per person | 0.0198 Square kilometres per person | 0.0215 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0073 Square kilometres per person | 0.0071 Square kilometres per person | 0.0075 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0067 Square kilometres per person | 0.0062 Square kilometres per person | 0.007 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0057 Square kilometres per person | 0.0054 Square kilometres per person | 0.006 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0055 Square kilometres per person | 0.0054 Square kilometres per person | 0.0055 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 51 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0058 Square kilometres per person compare
- 52 Nicaragua 0.0056 Square kilometres per person compare
- 53 Laos 0.0056 Square kilometres per person compare
- 55 Djibouti 0.0053 Square kilometres per person compare
- 56 Brazil 0.005 Square kilometres per person compare
- 57 Georgia 0.0047 Square kilometres per person compare
More environment data for United States
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.16 Percentage change (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 3.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.3672 % 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 -0.624 % 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 0.1269 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — other areas, per capita in United States?
- Land use hidden — other areas, per capita in United States was 0.0054 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — other areas, per capita recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0255 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — other areas, per capita recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0054 Square kilometres per person in 2017.
- How does United States rank for land use hidden — other areas, per capita?
- United States ranks 54th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — other areas, per capita rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United States 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.