Arable land — Area, annual growth rate in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Arable land — Area, annual growth rate was 0.4555 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Arable land — Area, annual growth rate in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, arable land — area, annual growth rate in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) stood at 0.4555 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.1% on the previous year and down 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area, annual growth rate in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) peaked at 3.02 % change on previous year in 2010 and was at its lowest, -0.7802 % change on previous year, in 2019.
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 7th of 33 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Arable land — Area, annual growth rate in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0.5594 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 1.24 % change on previous year | +121.3% |
| 1964 | 0.986 % change on previous year | -20.3% |
| 1965 | 1.17 % change on previous year | +18.5% |
| 1966 | 0.4042 % change on previous year | -65.4% |
| 1967 | 0.3867 % change on previous year | -4.3% |
| 1968 | 0.7191 % change on previous year | +86.0% |
| 1969 | -0.4599 % change on previous year | -164.0% |
| 1970 | 0.5491 % change on previous year | -219.4% |
| 1971 | -0.0969 % change on previous year | -117.6% |
| 1972 | 1.07 % change on previous year | -1203.3% |
| 1973 | 0.5387 % change on previous year | -49.6% |
| 1974 | -0.5764 % change on previous year | -207.0% |
| 1975 | 0.9653 % change on previous year | -267.5% |
| 1976 | 0.4175 % change on previous year | -56.8% |
| 1977 | 0.4485 % change on previous year | +7.4% |
| 1978 | 1.14 % change on previous year | +154.1% |
| 1979 | -0.1562 % change on previous year | -113.7% |
| 1980 | 0.7128 % change on previous year | -556.4% |
| 1981 | -0.5001 % change on previous year | -170.2% |
| 1982 | 1.31 % change on previous year | -361.3% |
| 1983 | -0.7114 % change on previous year | -154.4% |
| 1984 | 0.7625 % change on previous year | -207.2% |
| 1985 | 1.33 % change on previous year | +74.2% |
| 1986 | -0.265 % change on previous year | -119.9% |
| 1987 | 0.8931 % change on previous year | -437.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0358 % change on previous year | -96.0% |
| 1989 | 0.7862 % change on previous year | +2099.2% |
| 1990 | 0.4929 % change on previous year | -37.3% |
| 1991 | 0.8155 % change on previous year | +65.4% |
| 1992 | 0.7813 % change on previous year | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 1.87 % change on previous year | +139.5% |
| 1994 | 0.5853 % change on previous year | -68.7% |
| 1995 | 1.33 % change on previous year | +127.3% |
| 1996 | 0.6553 % change on previous year | -50.7% |
| 1997 | 0.4381 % change on previous year | -33.1% |
| 1998 | 0.246 % change on previous year | -43.8% |
| 1999 | 0.5857 % change on previous year | +138.1% |
| 2000 | -0.0564 % change on previous year | -109.6% |
| 2001 | 0.523 % change on previous year | -1027.6% |
| 2002 | 0.4305 % change on previous year | -17.7% |
| 2003 | 2.74 % change on previous year | +536.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1355 % change on previous year | -95.1% |
| 2005 | 1.34 % change on previous year | +892.4% |
| 2006 | 0.984 % change on previous year | -26.8% |
| 2007 | 1.18 % change on previous year | +19.5% |
| 2008 | 0.8044 % change on previous year | -31.6% |
| 2009 | 1.31 % change on previous year | +63.4% |
| 2010 | 3.02 % change on previous year | +129.4% |
| 2011 | 1.25 % change on previous year | -58.5% |
| 2012 | 2.22 % change on previous year | +77.2% |
| 2013 | 1.14 % change on previous year | -48.6% |
| 2014 | 0.6063 % change on previous year | -46.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9891 % change on previous year | +63.1% |
| 2016 | 1.16 % change on previous year | +17.5% |
| 2017 | 1.18 % change on previous year | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.8488 % change on previous year | -28.1% |
| 2019 | -0.7802 % change on previous year | -191.9% |
| 2020 | 1.24 % change on previous year | -258.8% |
| 2021 | 0.6326 % change on previous year | -49.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3502 % change on previous year | -44.6% |
| 2023 | 0.3824 % change on previous year | +9.2% |
| 2024 | 0.4555 % change on previous year | +19.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arable land — Area, annual growth rate in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +2099.2% | 0.0358 % change on previous year | 0.7862 % change on previous year |
| 1972 | +1203.3% | -0.0969 % change on previous year | 1.07 % change on previous year |
| 2001 | +1027.6% | -0.0564 % change on previous year | 0.523 % change on previous year |
| 2005 | +892.4% | 0.1355 % change on previous year | 1.34 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6252 % change on previous year | -0.4599 % change on previous year | 1.24 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.4298 % change on previous year | -0.5764 % change on previous year | 1.14 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.435 % change on previous year | -0.7114 % change on previous year | 1.33 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7802 % change on previous year | 0.246 % change on previous year | 1.87 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9397 % change on previous year | -0.0564 % change on previous year | 2.74 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.16 % change on previous year | -0.7802 % change on previous year | 3.02 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.612 % change on previous year | 0.3502 % change on previous year | 1.24 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
- 4 Bosnia and Herzegovina 11.11 % change on previous year compare
- 5 French Guiana 7.34 % change on previous year compare
- 6 Oman 7.07 % change on previous year compare
- 7 Guinea-Bissau 6.88 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Côte d'Ivoire 6.36 % change on previous year compare
- 9 Dominican Republic 5.11 % change on previous year compare
- 10 Djibouti 4.24 % change on previous year compare
More environment data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.34 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.221 °C (2025)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 10.59 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 32.63 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 4.43 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 5.12 million t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 1.21 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 41.05 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 317,994 1000 ha (2024)
All data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area, annual growth rate in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- Arable land — area, annual growth rate in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) was 0.4555 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land — area, annual growth rate recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.02 % change on previous year in 2010.
- What is the lowest arable land — area, annual growth rate recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.7802 % change on previous year in 2019.
- How does Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank for arable land — area, annual growth rate?
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 7th out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arable land — 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 Arable land — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Arable land — 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 Arable land — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.