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Land area in hectares, per capita in Nauru

Nauru: Land area in hectares, per capita was 0.1684 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.1684 hectares per person
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
200th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.4189 hectares per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.1684 hectares per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Land area in hectares, per capita in Nauru, 1961–2023

00.10.20.30.4196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.

Analysis

Nauru recorded 0.1684 hectares per person for land area in hectares, per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in hectares, per capita in Nauru peaked at 0.4189 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1684 hectares per person, in 2023.

Nauru ranks 200th 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 Nauru, year by year

Year hectares per person Change
1961 0.4189 hectares per person —
1962 0.4017 hectares per person -4.1%
1963 0.3827 hectares per person -4.7%
1964 0.3626 hectares per person -5.2%
1965 0.3429 hectares per person -5.4%
1966 0.331 hectares per person -3.5%
1967 0.326 hectares per person -1.5%
1968 0.3161 hectares per person -3.0%
1969 0.3039 hectares per person -3.8%
1970 0.2981 hectares per person -1.9%
1971 0.2958 hectares per person -0.8%
1972 0.2936 hectares per person -0.7%
1973 0.2913 hectares per person -0.8%
1974 0.2889 hectares per person -0.8%
1975 0.2862 hectares per person -0.9%
1976 0.2831 hectares per person -1.1%
1977 0.2792 hectares per person -1.4%
1978 0.274 hectares per person -1.8%
1979 0.2678 hectares per person -2.3%
1980 0.2615 hectares per person -2.4%
1981 0.2551 hectares per person -2.4%
1982 0.2488 hectares per person -2.5%
1983 0.2434 hectares per person -2.1%
1984 0.2387 hectares per person -1.9%
1985 0.2339 hectares per person -2.0%
1986 0.2288 hectares per person -2.2%
1987 0.2236 hectares per person -2.3%
1988 0.2182 hectares per person -2.4%
1989 0.213 hectares per person -2.4%
1990 0.2079 hectares per person -2.4%
1991 0.203 hectares per person -2.3%
1992 0.1996 hectares per person -1.7%
1993 0.198 hectares per person -0.8%
1994 0.1973 hectares per person -0.3%
1995 0.1968 hectares per person -0.3%
1996 0.1964 hectares per person -0.2%
1997 0.1961 hectares per person -0.1%
1998 0.1961 hectares per person -0.0%
1999 0.1963 hectares per person +0.1%
2000 0.1967 hectares per person +0.2%
2001 0.1974 hectares per person +0.4%
2002 0.1984 hectares per person +0.5%
2003 0.1988 hectares per person +0.2%
2004 0.1988 hectares per person -0.0%
2005 0.199 hectares per person +0.1%
2006 0.1993 hectares per person +0.1%
2007 0.1996 hectares per person +0.1%
2008 0.1998 hectares per person +0.1%
2009 0.1997 hectares per person -0.1%
2010 0.1991 hectares per person -0.3%
2011 0.1981 hectares per person -0.5%
2012 0.1948 hectares per person -1.6%
2013 0.1902 hectares per person -2.4%
2014 0.1862 hectares per person -2.1%
2015 0.1826 hectares per person -1.9%
2016 0.1794 hectares per person -1.8%
2017 0.1766 hectares per person -1.5%
2018 0.1743 hectares per person -1.3%
2019 0.1726 hectares per person -0.9%
2020 0.1718 hectares per person -0.5%
2021 0.1708 hectares per person -0.6%
2022 0.1695 hectares per person -0.8%
2023 0.1684 hectares per person -0.6%

Nauru compared with similar countries

  • Nauru's 0.1684 hectares per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.687 hectares per person, 25% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Nauru's 0.1684 hectares per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7125 hectares per person, 24% of the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.354 hectares per person 0.3039 hectares per person 0.4189 hectares per person 9
1970s 0.2858 hectares per person 0.2678 hectares per person 0.2981 hectares per person 10
1980s 0.2365 hectares per person 0.213 hectares per person 0.2615 hectares per person 10
1990s 0.1988 hectares per person 0.1961 hectares per person 0.2079 hectares per person 10
2000s 0.1988 hectares per person 0.1967 hectares per person 0.1998 hectares per person 10
2010s 0.1854 hectares per person 0.1726 hectares per person 0.1991 hectares per person 10
2020s 0.1701 hectares per person 0.1684 hectares per person 0.1718 hectares per person 4

Countries ranked near Nauru

  1. 197 San Marino 0.1772 hectares per person compare
  2. 198 Lebanon 0.1772 hectares per person compare
  3. 199 Rwanda 0.1768 hectares per person compare
  4. 201 Aruba 0.1677 hectares per person compare
  5. 202 Mauritius 0.1599 hectares per person compare
  6. 203 Barbados 0.1523 hectares per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in hectares, per capita in Nauru?
Land area in hectares, per capita in Nauru was 0.1684 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest land area in hectares, per capita recorded in Nauru?
The highest recorded value was 0.4189 hectares per person in 1961.
What is the lowest land area in hectares, per capita recorded in Nauru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1684 hectares per person in 2023.
How does Nauru rank for land area in hectares, per capita?
Nauru ranks 200th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area in hectares, per capita rising or falling in Nauru?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Nauru 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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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

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  • 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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Indicator
Land area in hectares, per capita
Unit
hectares per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 12,259 data points, 1961–2023
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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.