Land use hidden — Total area, per capita in United States
United States: Land use hidden — Total area, per capita was 0.0292 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0292 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
50th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.0524 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0292 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Total area, per capita in United States, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — total area, per capita in United States stood at 0.0292 Square kilometres per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — total area, per capita in United States peaked at 0.0524 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0292 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
That places United States 50th 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 United States, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0524 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0516 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0509 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0502 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0496 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 0.049 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0485 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 0.048 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0475 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 0.047 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0464 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0459 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0454 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.045 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0446 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0442 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0437 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0433 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0428 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0424 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.042 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0416 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0412 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0408 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0405 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0401 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0397 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0394 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.039 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0386 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0381 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0375 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.037 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0366 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0362 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0357 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0353 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0349 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0345 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0341 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0338 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0335 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0332 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0329 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0326 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0323 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.032 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0323 Square kilometres per person | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.032 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0318 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0315 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0313 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.031 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0308 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0306 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0303 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0301 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0299 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0298 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0297 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0296 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0294 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0292 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0.0292 Square kilometres per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0073 Square kilometres per person, 4.0× the median. (71 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0497 Square kilometres per person | 0.0475 Square kilometres per person | 0.0524 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0448 Square kilometres per person | 0.0428 Square kilometres per person | 0.047 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0407 Square kilometres per person | 0.039 Square kilometres per person | 0.0424 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0364 Square kilometres per person | 0.0345 Square kilometres per person | 0.0386 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0329 Square kilometres per person | 0.032 Square kilometres per person | 0.0341 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0307 Square kilometres per person | 0.0298 Square kilometres per person | 0.0318 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0295 Square kilometres per person | 0.0292 Square kilometres per person | 0.0297 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 47 Angola 0.0339 Square kilometres per person compare
- 48 Venezuela 0.0322 Square kilometres per person compare
- 49 Laos 0.0309 Square kilometres per person compare
- 51 Kyrgyzstan 0.0282 Square kilometres per person compare
- 52 Palau 0.0259 Square kilometres per person compare
- 53 Zimbabwe 0.0239 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 — total area, per capita in United States?
- Land use hidden — total area, per capita in United States was 0.0292 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — total area, per capita recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0524 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — total area, per capita recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0292 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does United States rank for land use hidden — total area, per capita?
- United States ranks 50th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — total area, per capita rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States 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.
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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.