Agricultural land — Area, annual growth rate by country

The year-on-year percentage change in Agricultural land — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.

Countries reporting
234
Highest
10.22 % change on previous year
Trinidad and Tobago
Lowest
-18.57 % change on previous year
Pacific Islands Trust Territory
Median
0 % change on previous year
Years covered
63
1962–2024
Data points
15,793

What the numbers show

Agricultural land — Area, annual growth rate is currently reported for 234 countries. The highest value is 10.22 % change on previous year in Trinidad and Tobago; the lowest is -18.57 % change on previous year in Pacific Islands Trust Territory.

The median across all reporting countries is 0 % change on previous year, and the mean is -0.1151 % change on previous year.

Over the past decade 86 countries rose and 104 fell. The largest increase was in Sierra Leone (up 10,890.5%), and the largest decrease in Sweden (down 71,169.5%).

Agricultural land — Area, annual growth rate: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Trinidad and Tobago 10.22 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
2 Ireland 7.14 % change on previous year 2024 up 3,005.1% volatile
3 Suriname 5.56 % change on previous year 2024 down 7.6% volatile
4 Italy 5.1 % change on previous year 2024 up 248.4% volatile
5 Andorra 4.54 % change on previous year 2024 up 8,630.8% volatile
6 Guinea-Bissau 3.42 % change on previous year 2024 up 215.0% volatile
7 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3.19 % change on previous year 2024 up 1,821.7% volatile
8 Côte d'Ivoire 2.99 % change on previous year 2024 up 24.4% volatile
9 Egypt 2.7 % change on previous year 2024 up 737.3% volatile
10 Central African Republic 2.67 % change on previous year 2024 up 1,180.4% volatile
11 Solomon Islands 2.42 % change on previous year 2024 down 16.7% volatile
12 Belize 2.2 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
13 Dominican Republic 2.09 % change on previous year 2024 up 303.3% volatile
14 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.35 % change on previous year 2024 down 30.8% volatile
15 Armenia 1.31 % change on previous year 2024 up 1,056.6% volatile
16 Samoa 1.19 % change on previous year 2024 down 89.1% volatile
17 Honduras 1.13 % change on previous year 2024 up 299.2% volatile
18 Pakistan 1.09 % change on previous year 2024 up 1,518.3% volatile
19 Sierra Leone 0.9742 % change on previous year 2024 up 10,890.5% volatile
20 Benin 0.9314 % change on previous year 2024 up 113.6% volatile
21 Saudi Arabia 0.8361 % change on previous year 2024 up 1,696.1% volatile
22 Equatorial Guinea 0.7826 % change on previous year 2024 down 61.6% volatile
23 Cameroon 0.7085 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
24 Rwanda 0.5081 % change on previous year 2024 up 18.9% volatile
25 Oman 0.5055 % change on previous year 2024 up 2,292.0% volatile
26 Polynesia 0.4602 % change on previous year 2024 down 85.7% volatile
27 Philippines 0.401 % change on previous year 2024 up 366.7% volatile
28 Uzbekistan 0.3923 % change on previous year 2024 down 79.6% volatile
29 Sri Lanka 0.3372 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
30 Argentina 0.3325 % change on previous year 2024 up 139.8% volatile
31 Martinique 0.2754 % change on previous year 2024 up 101.9% volatile
32 Kenya 0.268 % change on previous year 2024 down 34.4% volatile
33 Tajikistan 0.2269 % change on previous year 2024 down 49.7% volatile
34 Bulgaria 0.2201 % change on previous year 2024 up 161.1% volatile
35 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.209 % change on previous year 2024 down 42.2% volatile
36 Cyprus 0.2055 % change on previous year 2024 up 49.1% volatile
37 Norway 0.2037 % change on previous year 2024 up 624.9% volatile
38 Belgium-Luxembourg 0.1976 % change on previous year 1999 up 109.9% volatile
39 Colombia 0.1556 % change on previous year 2024 up 547.1% volatile
40 Gambia 0.1482 % change on previous year 2024 down 65.8% volatile
41 Guinea 0.1364 % change on previous year 2024 down 94.5% volatile
42 Türkiye 0.1348 % change on previous year 2024 down 60.5% volatile
43 Myanmar 0.1308 % change on previous year 2024 down 63.4% volatile
44 Melanesia 0.1261 % change on previous year 2024 down 85.5% volatile
45 Mauritius 0.1225 % change on previous year 2024 up 103.3% volatile
46 Liberia 0.1107 % change on previous year 2024 down 93.5% volatile
47 Turkmenistan 0.1053 % change on previous year 2024 down 95.1% volatile
48 Czechoslovakia 0.1041 % change on previous year 1992 up 337.5% volatile
49 Togo 0.1034 % change on previous year 2024 down 75.7% volatile
50 Indonesia 0.0976 % change on previous year 2024 down 82.8% volatile
51 United Arab Emirates 0.0805 % change on previous year 2024 down 90.1% volatile
52 Brazil 0.0701 % change on previous year 2024 down 77.2% volatile
53 Iraq 0.0663 % change on previous year 2024 down 98.5% volatile
54 Belgium 0.0643 % change on previous year 2024 up 116.5% volatile
55 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.0535 % change on previous year 2024 up 165.2% volatile
56 Syrian Arab Republic 0.0412 % change on previous year 2024 up 386.5% volatile
57 Tonga 0.0287 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.6% volatile
58 Slovenia 0.0262 % change on previous year 2024 down 96.5% volatile
59 Luxembourg 0.0241 % change on previous year 2024 down 71.4% volatile
60 Angola 0.0148 % change on previous year 2024 down 88.8% volatile
61 Haiti 0.0128 % change on previous year 2024 down 97.9% volatile
62 Nigeria 0.0104 % change on previous year 2024 down 99.1% volatile
63 Congo 0.0103 % change on previous year 2024 up 83.0% volatile
64 Djibouti 0.0088 % change on previous year 2024 down 6.3% volatile
65 Czechia 0.0057 % change on previous year 2024 up 104.0% volatile
66 Russian Federation 0.0051 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
67 Zimbabwe 0.0032 % change on previous year 2024 up 128.6% volatile
68 South Sudan 0.0021 % change on previous year 2024 up 101.7% volatile
69 Somalia 0.0018 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
70 Greece 0.0008 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
71 Zambia 0.0004 % change on previous year 2024 down 90.9% volatile
72 Antigua and Barbuda 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
72 Australia 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
72 Bangladesh 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
72 Bahrain 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
72 Bahamas 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
72 Bermuda 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
72 Barbados 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
72 Bhutan 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
72 Costa Rica 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
72 Cuba 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
72 Dominica 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
72 Eritrea 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
72 Ethiopia 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
72 Fiji 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
72 Faroe Islands 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
72 Gabon 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
72 Ghana 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
72 Grenada 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
72 Greenland 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
72 Guatemala 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
72 Guam 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
72 Guyana 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
72 Iceland 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
72 Jamaica 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
72 Kiribati 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
72 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
72 Kuwait 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
72 Libya 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
72 Saint Lucia 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
72 Liechtenstein 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
72 Lesotho 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
72 Latvia 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
72 Morocco 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
72 Madagascar 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
72 Maldives 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
72 Mauritania 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
72 Malawi 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
72 Namibia 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
72 New Caledonia 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
72 Niger 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
72 Nicaragua 0 % change on previous year 2022 down 100.0% volatile
72 Nepal 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
72 Papua New Guinea 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
72 Paraguay 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% falling
72 Palestine, State of 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
72 French Polynesia 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
72 Qatar 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
72 Sudan 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
72 Senegal 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
72 Singapore 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
72 San Marino 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
72 Sao Tome and Principe 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
72 Eswatini 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
72 Chad 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
72 Thailand 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
72 Tunisia 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
72 Tuvalu 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
72 Uganda 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
72 Ukraine 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
72 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
72 British Virgin Islands 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
72 Vanuatu 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
72 Yemen 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
72 South Africa 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
72 Mayotte 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
72 Western Sahara 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
72 Cook Islands 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
72 Montserrat 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
72 Niue 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
72 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
72 Tokelau 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
72 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
72 Sudan (former) 0 % change on previous year 2011 down 100.0% volatile
72 Timor-Leste 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
72 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
72 China, Hong Kong SAR 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
72 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
72 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
72 Viet Nam 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
72 China, mainland 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
72 United Republic of Tanzania 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
72 Brunei Darussalam 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
72 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
72 Netherlands Antilles (former) 0 % change on previous year 2010 volatile
72 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
72 Naoero 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
163 China -0.0005 % change on previous year 2024 up 99.9% volatile
164 Botswana -0.0019 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.4% volatile
165 Kazakhstan -0.0033 % change on previous year 2024 up 96.4% volatile
166 Australia and New Zealand -0.0048 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.7% volatile
167 Mali -0.006 % change on previous year 2024 up 70.9% volatile
168 Cambodia -0.0175 % change on previous year 2024 down 102.4% volatile
169 Serbia and Montenegro -0.0179 % change on previous year 2005 down 115.8% volatile
170 Kyrgyzstan -0.0242 % change on previous year 2024 down 737.4% volatile
171 OECD -0.0275 % change on previous year 2024 down 132.0% volatile
172 Chile -0.0467 % change on previous year 2024 up 98.2% volatile
173 Burkina Faso -0.0479 % change on previous year 2024 down 105.3% volatile
174 Mozambique -0.0496 % change on previous year 2024 down 106.5% volatile
175 Algeria -0.0588 % change on previous year 2024 down 3,958.5% volatile
176 American Samoa -0.074 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
177 Afghanistan -0.0892 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
178 Ethiopia PDR -0.0944 % change on previous year 1992 up 78.2% volatile
179 Germany -0.1025 % change on previous year 2024 down 161.1% volatile
180 Austria -0.1028 % change on previous year 2024 down 26.9% volatile
181 Azerbaijan -0.113 % change on previous year 2024 down 5,288.9% volatile
182 Mexico -0.1175 % change on previous year 2024 up 84.2% volatile
183 Jordan -0.1264 % change on previous year 2024 down 118.1% volatile
184 Canada -0.1389 % change on previous year 2024 down 213.3% volatile
185 USSR -0.1438 % change on previous year 1991 down 534.9% volatile
186 France -0.1776 % change on previous year 2024 down 609.7% volatile
187 New Zealand -0.1854 % change on previous year 2024 down 305.9% volatile
188 El Salvador -0.1868 % change on previous year 2024 up 45.8% volatile
189 Micronesia -0.1898 % change on previous year 2024 down 128.0% volatile
190 India -0.1966 % change on previous year 2024 down 1,277.4% volatile
191 Cabo Verde -0.1998 % change on previous year 2024 down 283.5% volatile
192 Romania -0.2006 % change on previous year 2024 up 62.8% volatile
193 Switzerland -0.2049 % change on previous year 2024 up 4.7% volatile
194 Mongolia -0.2056 % change on previous year 2024 up 32.6% volatile
195 China, Taiwan Province of -0.2077 % change on previous year 2024 down 315.4% volatile
196 Albania -0.217 % change on previous year 2024 up 80.2% volatile
197 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) -0.2219 % change on previous year 2024 up 51.8% volatile
198 Sweden -0.2347 % change on previous year 2024 down 71,169.5% volatile
199 Uruguay -0.2948 % change on previous year 2024 down 118.1% volatile
200 Lao People's Democratic Republic -0.3075 % change on previous year 2024 down 116.1% volatile
201 Hungary -0.3238 % change on previous year 2024 down 343.2% volatile
202 Slovakia -0.3288 % change on previous year 2024 down 55.6% volatile
203 Comoros -0.3377 % change on previous year 2024 up 5.7% volatile
204 Guadeloupe -0.3413 % change on previous year 2024 down 106.4% volatile
205 Peru -0.3535 % change on previous year 2024 down 197.1% volatile
206 Northern Mariana Islands -0.3927 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
207 Finland -0.4015 % change on previous year 2024 down 205.4% volatile
208 Republic of Korea -0.4464 % change on previous year 2024 up 61.3% volatile
209 Japan -0.5427 % change on previous year 2024 down 20.7% volatile
210 Lithuania -0.5569 % change on previous year 2024 down 126.4% volatile
211 Spain -0.5619 % change on previous year 2024 up 3.2% volatile
212 Estonia -0.6073 % change on previous year 2024 down 165.1% volatile
213 Denmark -0.6105 % change on previous year 2024 down 165.1% volatile
214 Malaysia -0.7374 % change on previous year 2024 down 123.3% volatile
215 Georgia -0.7592 % change on previous year 2024 up 63.2% volatile
216 Isle of Man -0.776 % change on previous year 2024 down 46.8% volatile
217 North Macedonia -0.7994 % change on previous year 2024 down 1,107.2% volatile
218 Yugoslav SFR -0.8023 % change on previous year 1991 down 2,765.3% volatile
219 Réunion -1.03 % change on previous year 2024 up 28.1% volatile
220 Portugal -1.16 % change on previous year 2024 down 185.1% volatile
221 Republic of Moldova -1.18 % change on previous year 2024 up 80.2% volatile
222 Croatia -1.28 % change on previous year 2024 up 65.9% volatile
223 Seychelles -1.28 % change on previous year 2024 up 72.6% volatile
224 Belarus -1.3 % change on previous year 2024 down 30.0% volatile
225 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland -1.56 % change on previous year 2024 down 1,377.2% volatile
226 Serbia -1.74 % change on previous year 2024 down 500.5% volatile
227 Marshall Islands -1.76 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
228 Panama -2.26 % change on previous year 2024 down 21.3% volatile
229 Poland -3 % change on previous year 2024 down 3,192.1% volatile
230 Burundi -3.03 % change on previous year 2024 down 306.6% volatile
231 Malta -3.26 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
232 Lebanon -3.65 % change on previous year 2024 down 302.6% volatile
233 Israel -4.06 % change on previous year 2024 down 221.5% volatile
234 Puerto Rico -4.19 % change on previous year 2024 down 73.1% volatile
235 Montenegro -5.78 % change on previous year 2024 down 279.5% volatile
236 Ecuador -5.81 % change on previous year 2024 up 78.6% volatile
237 French Guiana -5.92 % change on previous year 2024 down 186.9% volatile
238 United States Virgin Islands -12.06 % change on previous year 2024 down 2,578.6% volatile
239 Pacific Islands Trust Territory -18.57 % change on previous year 1990 down 922.6% volatile

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The year-on-year percentage change in Agricultural land — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.

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Indicator
Agricultural land — Area, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
273 places, 15,793 data points, 1962–2024
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The year-on-year percentage change in Agricultural land — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.