Agriculture — Area, annual growth rate in World
World: Agriculture — Area, annual growth rate was 0.0593 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0593 % change on previous year
Change on year
up 162.9%
Rank
12th
of 33 groups
All-time high
0.6966 % change on previous year
in 1992
All-time low
-0.7442 % change on previous year
in 2015
Years of data
63
1962–2024
Agriculture — Area, annual growth rate in World, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture — area, annual growth rate in World is 0.0593 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 162.9% on the previous year and down 70.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture — area, annual growth rate in World peaked at 0.6966 % change on previous year in 1992 and was at its lowest, -0.7442 % change on previous year, in 2015.
World ranks 12th of 33 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agriculture — Area, annual growth rate in World, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0.1392 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 0.1204 % change on previous year | -13.5% |
| 1964 | 0.113 % change on previous year | -6.2% |
| 1965 | 0.2081 % change on previous year | +84.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0841 % change on previous year | -59.6% |
| 1967 | 0.1704 % change on previous year | +102.7% |
| 1968 | 0.667 % change on previous year | +291.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0447 % change on previous year | -93.3% |
| 1970 | -0.3352 % change on previous year | -849.9% |
| 1971 | 0.2484 % change on previous year | -174.1% |
| 1972 | 0.2519 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1486 % change on previous year | -41.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1899 % change on previous year | +27.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0447 % change on previous year | -76.5% |
| 1976 | -0.0785 % change on previous year | -275.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0156 % change on previous year | -119.9% |
| 1978 | 0.2513 % change on previous year | +1509.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0699 % change on previous year | -72.2% |
| 1980 | 0.195 % change on previous year | +179.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0194 % change on previous year | -90.0% |
| 1982 | 0.2349 % change on previous year | +1109.8% |
| 1983 | 0.071 % change on previous year | -69.8% |
| 1984 | 0.466 % change on previous year | +556.2% |
| 1985 | 0.5165 % change on previous year | +10.8% |
| 1986 | -0.1161 % change on previous year | -122.5% |
| 1987 | 0.4872 % change on previous year | -519.8% |
| 1988 | 0.2453 % change on previous year | -49.7% |
| 1989 | 0.1236 % change on previous year | -49.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0903 % change on previous year | -27.0% |
| 1991 | -0.0433 % change on previous year | -148.0% |
| 1992 | 0.6966 % change on previous year | -1709.0% |
| 1993 | -0.4381 % change on previous year | -162.9% |
| 1994 | 0.3328 % change on previous year | -176.0% |
| 1995 | -0.0029 % change on previous year | -100.9% |
| 1996 | 0.1764 % change on previous year | -6100.2% |
| 1997 | 0.3902 % change on previous year | +121.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2711 % change on previous year | -30.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0258 % change on previous year | -90.5% |
| 2000 | 0.075 % change on previous year | +190.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0008 % change on previous year | -98.9% |
| 2002 | -0.1958 % change on previous year | -23624.8% |
| 2003 | -0.4032 % change on previous year | +105.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0716 % change on previous year | -117.8% |
| 2005 | -0.0741 % change on previous year | -203.4% |
| 2006 | -0.2554 % change on previous year | +244.9% |
| 2007 | -0.1975 % change on previous year | -22.7% |
| 2008 | -0.2715 % change on previous year | +37.5% |
| 2009 | -0.194 % change on previous year | -28.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0351 % change on previous year | -118.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2023 % change on previous year | +476.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0173 % change on previous year | -91.5% |
| 2013 | -0.0668 % change on previous year | -486.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1982 % change on previous year | -396.7% |
| 2015 | -0.7442 % change on previous year | -475.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1234 % change on previous year | -116.6% |
| 2017 | 0.4856 % change on previous year | +293.5% |
| 2018 | -0.3309 % change on previous year | -168.1% |
| 2019 | -0.2867 % change on previous year | -13.3% |
| 2020 | -0.3877 % change on previous year | +35.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0405 % change on previous year | -110.4% |
| 2022 | -0.4731 % change on previous year | -1269.5% |
| 2023 | -0.0943 % change on previous year | -80.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0593 % change on previous year | -162.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture — Area, annual growth rate in World changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | -23624.8% | 0.0008 % change on previous year | -0.1958 % change on previous year |
| 1996 | +6100.2% | -0.0029 % change on previous year | 0.1764 % change on previous year |
| 1992 | +1709.0% | -0.0433 % change on previous year | 0.6966 % change on previous year |
| 1978 | +1509.5% | 0.0156 % change on previous year | 0.2513 % change on previous year |
| 2022 | -1269.5% | 0.0405 % change on previous year | -0.4731 % change on previous year |
| 1982 | +1109.8% | 0.0194 % change on previous year | 0.2349 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1934 % change on previous year | 0.0447 % change on previous year | 0.667 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.0807 % change on previous year | -0.3352 % change on previous year | 0.2519 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2243 % change on previous year | -0.1161 % change on previous year | 0.5165 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1499 % change on previous year | -0.4381 % change on previous year | 0.6966 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.1444 % change on previous year | -0.4032 % change on previous year | 0.075 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.0367 % change on previous year | -0.7442 % change on previous year | 0.4856 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.1711 % change on previous year | -0.4731 % change on previous year | 0.0593 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
- 9 Egypt 2.7 % change on previous year compare
- 10 Central African Republic 2.67 % change on previous year compare
- 11 Solomon Islands 2.42 % change on previous year compare
- 12 Belize 2.2 % change on previous year compare
- 13 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.35 % change on previous year compare
- 14 Samoa 1.19 % change on previous year compare
- 15 Honduras 1.13 % change on previous year compare
More environment data for World
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.5 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.208 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.88 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 38.30 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, annual growth rate -0.0326 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Country area — Area, per capita 0.0017 1000 ha per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture — area, annual growth rate in World?
- Agriculture — area, annual growth rate in World was 0.0593 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agriculture — area, annual growth rate recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6966 % change on previous year in 1992.
- What is the lowest agriculture — area, annual growth rate recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.7442 % change on previous year in 2015.
- How does World rank for agriculture — area, annual growth rate?
- World ranks 12th out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture — area, annual growth rate rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this World data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agriculture — Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Agriculture — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Agriculture — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Agriculture — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.