Land area in hectares, per capita in Gibraltar
Gibraltar: Land area in hectares, per capita was 0.026 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land area in hectares, per capita in Gibraltar, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area in hectares, per capita in Gibraltar is 0.026 hectares per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area in hectares, per capita in Gibraltar peaked at 0.0457 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.026 hectares per person, in 2023.
Gibraltar ranks 211th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land area in hectares, per capita in Gibraltar, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0457 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0451 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 0.044 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0429 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0419 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0409 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 0.04 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0391 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0383 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0375 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 0.037 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0366 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0363 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.036 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0358 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0355 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0353 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0352 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.035 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0349 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0348 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0348 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0348 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0349 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0351 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0353 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0356 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0359 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0363 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0368 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0372 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0372 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0369 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0367 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0365 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0364 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0363 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0362 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0361 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0361 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0362 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0359 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0354 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0348 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0343 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0338 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0333 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0329 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0324 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.032 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0316 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0312 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0309 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0305 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0301 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0297 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0292 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0287 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0282 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0276 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0271 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0266 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.026 hectares per person | -2.2% |
Gibraltar compared with similar countries
- Gibraltar's 0.026 hectares per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.687 hectares per person, 4% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Gibraltar's 0.026 hectares per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.17 hectares per person, 2% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.042 hectares per person | 0.0383 hectares per person | 0.0457 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.036 hectares per person | 0.035 hectares per person | 0.0375 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0352 hectares per person | 0.0348 hectares per person | 0.0363 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0366 hectares per person | 0.0361 hectares per person | 0.0372 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0345 hectares per person | 0.0324 hectares per person | 0.0362 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0302 hectares per person | 0.0282 hectares per person | 0.032 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0268 hectares per person | 0.026 hectares per person | 0.0276 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gibraltar
More reference data data for Gibraltar
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans 43,530 constant 2024 US$ (1999)
- Foreign aid received 43,530 constant 2024 US$ (1999)
- Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 89.2% (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 0 metric tons (2024)
- Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 94.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area in hectares, per capita in Gibraltar?
- Land area in hectares, per capita in Gibraltar was 0.026 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area in hectares, per capita recorded in Gibraltar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0457 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area in hectares, per capita recorded in Gibraltar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.026 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Gibraltar rank for land area in hectares, per capita?
- Gibraltar ranks 211th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land area in hectares, per capita rising or falling in Gibraltar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gibraltar data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land area in hectares, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land area in hectares divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land area in hectares ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land area in hectares Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Land area in hectares divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.