Country area — Area, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Country area — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
153
Highest
1.44 % change on previous year
French Polynesia
Lowest
-1.56 % change on previous year
Solomon Islands
Median
0 % change on previous year
Years covered
63
1962–2024
Data points
16,214
What the numbers show
Country area — Area, annual growth rate is currently reported for 153 countries. The highest value is 1.44 % change on previous year in French Polynesia; the lowest is -1.56 % change on previous year in Solomon Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 % change on previous year, and the mean is 0.0275 % change on previous year.
Over the past decade 7 countries rose and 11 fell. The largest increase was in Qatar (up 223.6%), and the largest decrease in OECD (down 599.4%).
Country area — Area, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French Polynesia | 1.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Qatar | 1.28 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 223.6% | volatile |
| 3 | Madagascar | 0.7834 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Polynesia | 0.6262 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 5 | Comoros | 0.4675 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 6 | Fiji | 0.3448 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 7 | Barbados | 0.2326 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Palau | 0.2179 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Singapore | 0.1634 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 41.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Malaysia | 0.0887 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Mali | 0.0847 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 12 | French Guiana | 0.0682 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 13 | Isle of Man | 0.0677 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 14 | South Africa | 0.0418 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Sweden | 0.0378 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 16 | Micronesia | 0.0315 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 17 | North Macedonia | 0.0117 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Republic of Korea | 0.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 28.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Cuba | 0.0036 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 20 | Poland | 0.0032 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Bulgaria | 0.0027 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 22 | Japan | 0.0016 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Finland | 0.0015 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 24 | Spain | 0.001 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 25 | Uzbekistan | 0.0007 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Belgium | 0.0007 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 27 | Kenya | 0.0002 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Afghanistan | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Andorra | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | American Samoa | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Burundi | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Burkina Faso | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Bangladesh | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Bahrain | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Bahamas | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Belarus | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Belize | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Brazil | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Bhutan | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Canada | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Switzerland | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | China | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Cameroon | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Colombia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Cyprus | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Czechia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Germany | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Dominica | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Dominican Republic | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Ecuador | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Eritrea | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Estonia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Ethiopia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | France | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Faroe Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Ghana | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Guinea | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Grenada | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Guatemala | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Guam | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Honduras | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Croatia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Indonesia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Iraq | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Italy | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Jamaica | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Jordan | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Cambodia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Kiribati | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Lebanon | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Saint Lucia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Lithuania | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Latvia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Saint Martin (French Part) | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Monaco | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Mexico | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Marshall Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Malta | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Myanmar | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Mauritius | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Malawi | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Namibia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | New Caledonia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Norway | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Nepal | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Panama | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Portugal | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Paraguay | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Palestine, State of | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | San Marino | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Somalia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Serbia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Slovakia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Slovenia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Eswatini | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Seychelles | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Togo | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Thailand | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Tajikistan | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Turkmenistan | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Tonga | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Tuvalu | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Uganda | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Ukraine | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | British Virgin Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | United States Virgin Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Vanuatu | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Yemen | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Zambia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Guadeloupe | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Martinique | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Mayotte | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Anguilla | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Montserrat | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Niue | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Tokelau | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Norfolk Island | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Russian Federation | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Viet Nam | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Holy See | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | China, mainland | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | China, Macao SAR | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Naoero | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Saint Barthélemy | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 240 | Nigeria | -0.0002 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 241 | Greenland | -0.0002 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 242 | OECD | -0.0012 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 599.4% | volatile |
| 243 | Romania | -0.0013 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 244 | Uruguay | -0.0028 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 245 | Republic of Moldova | -0.003 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 246 | Montenegro | -0.036 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 247 | Gambia | -0.0442 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 248 | Melanesia | -0.0716 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 249 | Chile | -0.091 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 250 | Solomon Islands | -1.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Eastern Africa 0.0654 % change on previous year
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 0.0278 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa 0.0276 % change on previous year
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 0.025 % change on previous year
- Africa 0.0204 % change on previous year
- Southern Africa 0.0191 % change on previous year
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 0.0172 % change on previous year
- Western Africa 0.0169 % change on previous year
- Northern Europe 0.0098 % change on previous year
- South-Eastern Asia 0.0064 % change on previous year
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 0.0059 % change on previous year
- European Union (27) 0.0051 % change on previous year
- Western Asia 0.0031 % change on previous year
- Asia 0.0016 % change on previous year
- Caribbean 0.0015 % change on previous year
- Northern America 0 % change on previous year
- Central Asia 0 % change on previous year
- Eastern Europe 0 % change on previous year
- Western Europe 0 % change on previous year
- Northern Africa 0 % change on previous year
- Central America 0 % change on previous year
- Middle Africa 0 % change on previous year
- Eastern Asia 0 % change on previous year
- Southern Asia 0 % change on previous year
- United States of America 0 % change on previous year
- Americas -0.0013 % change on previous year
- Latin America and the Caribbean -0.0029 % change on previous year
- South America -0.0034 % change on previous year
- Oceania -0.0039 % change on previous year
- Small island developing States (SIDS) -0.0244 % change on previous year
- World -0.0326 % change on previous year
- Europe -0.2169 % change on previous year
- Southern Europe -3.79 % change on previous year
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Country area — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Country area — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Country area — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.