Arable land — Area, annual growth rate by country

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

Countries reporting
225
Highest
16.04 % change on previous year
Montenegro
Lowest
-80.3 % change on previous year
Andorra
Median
0 % change on previous year
Years covered
63
1962–2024
Data points
15,407

What the numbers show

Arable land — Area, annual growth rate is currently reported for 225 countries. The highest value is 16.04 % change on previous year in Montenegro; the lowest is -80.3 % change on previous year in Andorra.

The median across all reporting countries is 0 % change on previous year, and the mean is -0.307 % change on previous year.

Over the past decade 63 countries rose and 96 fell. The largest increase was in Serbia and Montenegro (up 6,168.1%), and the largest decrease in Andorra (down 6,404.3%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Montenegro 16.04 % change on previous year 2024 up 34.5% volatile
2 Colombia 15.49 % change on previous year 2024 up 36.6% volatile
3 Saudi Arabia 11.25 % change on previous year 2024 up 4,321.2% volatile
4 Bosnia and Herzegovina 11.11 % change on previous year 2024 up 3,836.9% volatile
5 French Guiana 7.34 % change on previous year 2024 up 1,515.7% volatile
6 Oman 7.07 % change on previous year 2024 up 1,432.2% volatile
7 Guinea-Bissau 6.88 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
8 Côte d'Ivoire 6.36 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
9 Dominican Republic 5.11 % change on previous year 2024 up 318.7% volatile
10 Djibouti 4.24 % change on previous year 2024 down 43.0% volatile
11 Suriname 3.84 % change on previous year 2024 down 53.9% volatile
12 Rwanda 3.69 % change on previous year 2024 up 79.2% volatile
13 Egypt 3.51 % change on previous year 2024 up 240.2% volatile
14 Serbia and Montenegro 3.36 % change on previous year 2005 up 6,168.1% volatile
15 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2.82 % change on previous year 2024 down 35.5% volatile
16 Turkmenistan 2.61 % change on previous year 2024 up 126.9% volatile
17 Guinea 1.93 % change on previous year 2024 down 76.0% volatile
18 Pakistan 1.42 % change on previous year 2024 up 1,543.3% volatile
19 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1.42 % change on previous year 2024 down 48.1% volatile
20 Argentina 1.38 % change on previous year 2024 up 0.2% volatile
21 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.34 % change on previous year 2024 up 362.3% volatile
22 San Marino 0.8667 % change on previous year 2024 up 113.5% volatile
23 Portugal 0.8488 % change on previous year 2024 up 157.2% volatile
24 Martinique 0.7775 % change on previous year 2024 up 106.3% volatile
25 Switzerland 0.4929 % change on previous year 2024 up 157.4% volatile
26 United Arab Emirates 0.4641 % change on previous year 2024 down 97.3% volatile
27 Uzbekistan 0.4393 % change on previous year 2024 up 261.9% volatile
28 New Zealand 0.3846 % change on previous year 2024 down 95.1% volatile
29 Kazakhstan 0.3605 % change on previous year 2024 up 44.4% volatile
30 Cyprus 0.3504 % change on previous year 2024 down 37.9% volatile
31 Norway 0.2491 % change on previous year 2024 up 417.2% volatile
32 Chile 0.2132 % change on previous year 2024 up 398.2% volatile
33 Myanmar 0.1617 % change on previous year 2024 down 61.3% volatile
34 Bulgaria 0.1563 % change on previous year 2024 down 22.3% volatile
35 Tajikistan 0.1066 % change on previous year 2024 down 95.9% volatile
36 Tonga 0.0919 % change on previous year 2024 down 95.1% volatile
37 Azerbaijan 0.0717 % change on previous year 2024 up 15.1% volatile
38 Polynesia 0.0488 % change on previous year 2024 down 99.4% volatile
39 Czechia 0.0428 % change on previous year 2024 up 108.9% volatile
40 Belgium 0.0159 % change on previous year 2024 down 87.0% volatile
41 Australia and New Zealand 0.0063 % change on previous year 2024 down 99.7% volatile
42 Angola 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
42 Armenia 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
42 American Samoa 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
42 Antigua and Barbuda 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
42 Australia 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
42 Benin 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
42 Burkina Faso 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
42 Bahrain 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
42 Bahamas 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
42 Bermuda 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
42 Brazil 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
42 Barbados 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
42 Bhutan 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
42 Botswana 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
42 Central African Republic 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
42 Cameroon 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
42 Congo 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
42 Costa Rica 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
42 Cuba 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
42 Dominica 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
42 Algeria 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
42 Eritrea 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
42 Ethiopia 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
42 Fiji 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
42 Faroe Islands 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
42 Gabon 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
42 Ghana 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
42 Gambia 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
42 Equatorial Guinea 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
42 Greece 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
42 Grenada 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
42 Guatemala 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
42 Guam 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
42 Honduras 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
42 Haiti 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
42 Iraq 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
42 Iceland 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
42 Jamaica 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
42 Kenya 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
42 Kyrgyzstan 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
42 Cambodia 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
42 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
42 Kuwait 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
42 Liberia 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
42 Libya 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
42 Saint Lucia 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
42 Liechtenstein 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
42 Sri Lanka 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
42 Lesotho 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
42 Madagascar 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
42 Maldives 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
42 Mali 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
42 Mozambique 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
42 Mauritania 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
42 Mauritius 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
42 Malawi 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
42 Namibia 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
42 New Caledonia 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
42 Niger 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
42 Nigeria 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
42 Nicaragua 0 % change on previous year 2022 volatile
42 Nepal 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
42 Philippines 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
42 Papua New Guinea 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
42 Puerto Rico 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
42 Paraguay 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
42 Palestine, State of 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
42 French Polynesia 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
42 Sudan 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
42 Senegal 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
42 Singapore 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
42 Sierra Leone 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
42 El Salvador 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
42 Somalia 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
42 South Sudan 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
42 Sao Tome and Principe 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
42 Eswatini 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
42 Seychelles 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
42 Chad 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
42 Togo 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
42 Thailand 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
42 Trinidad and Tobago 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
42 Tunisia 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
42 Uganda 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
42 Ukraine 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
42 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
42 British Virgin Islands 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
42 United States Virgin Islands 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
42 Vanuatu 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
42 Samoa 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
42 South Africa 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
42 Zambia 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
42 Zimbabwe 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
42 Mayotte 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
42 Western Sahara 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
42 Cook Islands 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
42 Montserrat 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
42 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
42 USSR 0 % change on previous year 1991 down 100.0% volatile
42 Micronesia 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
42 Sudan (former) 0 % change on previous year 2011 down 100.0% volatile
42 Timor-Leste 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
42 Cabo Verde 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
42 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
42 China, Hong Kong SAR 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
42 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
42 Russian Federation 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
42 Syrian Arab Republic 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
42 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
42 Viet Nam 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
42 Belgium-Luxembourg 0 % change on previous year 1999 volatile
42 Pacific Islands Trust Territory 0 % change on previous year 1990 down 100.0% volatile
42 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
42 United Republic of Tanzania 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
42 Brunei Darussalam 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
42 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
42 Ethiopia PDR 0 % change on previous year 1992 up 100.0% volatile
42 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
42 Netherlands Antilles (former) 0 % change on previous year 2010 volatile
169 Melanesia -0.0066 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.2% volatile
170 Peru -0.0202 % change on previous year 2024 up 96.8% volatile
171 Luxembourg -0.0685 % change on previous year 2024 down 126.7% volatile
172 Austria -0.0711 % change on previous year 2024 up 56.2% volatile
173 Mexico -0.1139 % change on previous year 2024 up 92.2% volatile
174 Solomon Islands -0.1286 % change on previous year 2024 down 105.4% volatile
175 Poland -0.1339 % change on previous year 2024 down 110.6% volatile
176 OECD -0.1655 % change on previous year 2024 down 151.0% volatile
177 Albania -0.1761 % change on previous year 2024 up 27.6% volatile
178 Germany -0.214 % change on previous year 2024 down 263.1% volatile
179 India -0.2238 % change on previous year 2024 down 474.1% volatile
180 Canada -0.228 % change on previous year 2024 down 134.6% volatile
181 Slovakia -0.2295 % change on previous year 2024 down 30.2% volatile
182 France -0.2476 % change on previous year 2024 down 265.4% volatile
183 Türkiye -0.2614 % change on previous year 2024 down 143.0% volatile
184 Latvia -0.2941 % change on previous year 2024 down 455.3% volatile
185 Lithuania -0.304 % change on previous year 2024 down 111.7% volatile
186 Romania -0.3133 % change on previous year 2024 down 185.6% volatile
187 Sweden -0.3167 % change on previous year 2024 down 3.9% volatile
188 Qatar -0.3333 % change on previous year 2024 down 108.2% volatile
189 China, mainland -0.3491 % change on previous year 2024 up 60.4% volatile
190 China -0.35 % change on previous year 2024 up 60.0% volatile
191 Finland -0.3559 % change on previous year 2024 down 218.1% volatile
192 Yemen -0.3599 % change on previous year 2024 up 90.4% volatile
193 Hungary -0.3803 % change on previous year 2024 down 373.6% volatile
194 Afghanistan -0.4461 % change on previous year 2024 down 148.1% volatile
195 China, Taiwan Province of -0.4478 % change on previous year 2024 down 185.3% volatile
196 Denmark -0.4651 % change on previous year 2024 down 145.9% volatile
197 Indonesia -0.5016 % change on previous year 2024 down 966.3% volatile
198 Japan -0.5193 % change on previous year 2024 down 37.5% volatile
199 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) -0.5946 % change on previous year 2024 down 193.6% volatile
200 Czechoslovakia -0.6597 % change on previous year 1992 volatile
201 Republic of Moldova -0.7483 % change on previous year 2024 up 84.6% volatile
202 Estonia -0.8439 % change on previous year 2024 down 133.7% volatile
203 Slovenia -0.8497 % change on previous year 2024 down 70.8% volatile
204 Belarus -0.8531 % change on previous year 2024 down 146.3% volatile
205 Comoros -0.8953 % change on previous year 2024 down 16.3% volatile
206 Italy -0.909 % change on previous year 2024 up 37.3% volatile
207 Belize -0.9524 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
208 Spain -0.9794 % change on previous year 2024 down 223.0% volatile
209 Jordan -0.9852 % change on previous year 2024 down 135.0% volatile
210 Bangladesh -1.03 % change on previous year 2024 down 348.1% volatile
211 Isle of Man -1.14 % change on previous year 2024 down 134.6% volatile
212 Morocco -1.34 % change on previous year 2024 up 53.0% volatile
213 Ireland -1.37 % change on previous year 2024 up 26.9% volatile
214 Yugoslav SFR -1.57 % change on previous year 1991 down 315.1% volatile
215 Panama -1.74 % change on previous year 2024 down 1,286.3% volatile
216 Mongolia -1.75 % change on previous year 2024 down 187.4% volatile
217 Croatia -1.84 % change on previous year 2024 up 74.6% volatile
218 North Macedonia -1.92 % change on previous year 2024 down 694.2% volatile
219 Réunion -1.95 % change on previous year 2024 up 1.2% volatile
220 Guyana -2.24 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
221 Serbia -2.39 % change on previous year 2024 down 502.2% volatile
222 Malaysia -3.02 % change on previous year 2024 down 314.3% volatile
223 Northern Mariana Islands -3.23 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
224 Guadeloupe -4.03 % change on previous year 2024 down 125.2% volatile
225 Malta -4.37 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
226 Burundi -5.04 % change on previous year 2024 down 296.6% volatile
227 Israel -5.16 % change on previous year 2024 down 200.3% volatile
228 Uruguay -5.74 % change on previous year 2024 down 203.2% volatile
229 Georgia -6.13 % change on previous year 2024 up 49.8% volatile
230 Ecuador -9.59 % change on previous year 2024 up 48.9% volatile
231 Republic of Korea -10.58 % change on previous year 2024 down 699.0% volatile
232 Lebanon -18.68 % change on previous year 2024 down 799.5% volatile
233 Andorra -80.3 % change on previous year 2024 down 6,404.3% volatile

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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

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Indicator
Arable 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
267 places, 15,407 data points, 1962–2024
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The year-on-year percentage change in Arable land — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.