Land use hidden — Total area, per capita in Kiribati
Kiribati: Land use hidden — Total area, per capita was 0.0061 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0061 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
121st
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.0168 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0061 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Total area, per capita in Kiribati, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — total area, per capita in Kiribati is 0.0061 Square kilometres per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — total area, per capita in Kiribati peaked at 0.0168 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0061 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
That places Kiribati 121st out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Total area, per capita in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0168 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0164 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0159 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0156 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0152 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0149 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0147 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0146 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0144 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0141 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0138 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0136 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0133 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0132 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0133 Square kilometres per person | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0134 Square kilometres per person | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0134 Square kilometres per person | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0135 Square kilometres per person | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0135 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0132 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.013 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0128 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0126 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0124 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0122 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0119 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0116 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0113 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0111 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0108 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0106 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0104 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0103 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0101 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.01 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0098 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0096 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0095 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0093 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0091 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.009 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0088 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0086 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0084 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0083 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0081 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0079 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0078 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0076 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0075 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0073 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0072 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0071 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.007 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0069 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0068 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0067 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0066 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0065 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0064 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0063 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0062 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0061 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 0.0061 Square kilometres per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0126 Square kilometres per person, 49% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 0.0061 Square kilometres per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0072 Square kilometres per person, 85% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0154 Square kilometres per person | 0.0144 Square kilometres per person | 0.0168 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0135 Square kilometres per person | 0.0132 Square kilometres per person | 0.0141 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0122 Square kilometres per person | 0.0111 Square kilometres per person | 0.0132 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.01 Square kilometres per person | 0.0093 Square kilometres per person | 0.0108 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0084 Square kilometres per person | 0.0076 Square kilometres per person | 0.0091 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.007 Square kilometres per person | 0.0065 Square kilometres per person | 0.0075 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0063 Square kilometres per person | 0.0061 Square kilometres per person | 0.0064 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 118 Cyprus 0.0069 Square kilometres per person compare
- 119 Indonesia 0.0068 Square kilometres per person compare
- 120 China 0.0068 Square kilometres per person compare
- 122 Guatemala 0.006 Square kilometres per person compare
- 123 Andorra 0.0058 Square kilometres per person compare
- 124 Malawi 0.0056 Square kilometres per person compare
More environment data for Kiribati
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.182 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.02 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.97 % 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 3.12 % 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 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — total area, per capita in Kiribati?
- Land use hidden — total area, per capita in Kiribati was 0.0061 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — total area, per capita recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0168 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — total area, per capita recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0061 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Kiribati rank for land use hidden — total area, per capita?
- Kiribati ranks 121st out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — total area, per capita rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Total area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Total 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 — Total area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Total 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 — Total area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.