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Country area — Area, annual growth rate in Latin America and the Caribbean

Latin America and the Caribbean: Country area — Area, annual growth rate was -0.0029 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
-0.0029 % change on previous year
Change on year
up 68.4%
Rank
27th
of 33 groups
All-time high
0.4809 % change on previous year
in 2019
All-time low
-0.1323 % change on previous year
in 1998
Years of data
63
1962–2024

Country area — Area, annual growth rate in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1962–2024

-0.200.20.4196219932024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.

Analysis

In 2024, country area — area, annual growth rate in Latin America and the Caribbean stood at -0.0029 % change on previous year.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 68.4% on the previous year and down 497.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, country area — area, annual growth rate in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 0.4809 % change on previous year in 2019 and was at its lowest, -0.1323 % change on previous year, in 1998.

That places Latin America and the Caribbean 27th out of 33 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Country area — Area, annual growth rate in Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year

Year % change on previous year Change
1962 0 % change on previous year —
1963 0 % change on previous year —
1964 0 % change on previous year —
1965 0 % change on previous year —
1966 0 % change on previous year —
1967 0 % change on previous year —
1968 0 % change on previous year —
1969 0 % change on previous year —
1970 0 % change on previous year —
1971 0 % change on previous year —
1972 0 % change on previous year —
1973 0 % change on previous year —
1974 0 % change on previous year —
1975 0 % change on previous year —
1976 0 % change on previous year —
1977 0 % change on previous year —
1978 0 % change on previous year —
1979 0 % change on previous year —
1980 0 % change on previous year —
1981 0 % change on previous year —
1982 0 % change on previous year —
1983 0 % change on previous year —
1984 0 % change on previous year —
1985 0 % change on previous year —
1986 0 % change on previous year —
1987 0 % change on previous year —
1988 0 % change on previous year —
1989 0 % change on previous year —
1990 0 % change on previous year —
1991 0 % change on previous year —
1992 0 % change on previous year —
1993 0 % change on previous year —
1994 -0.0005 % change on previous year —
1995 0 % change on previous year -100.0%
1996 0 % change on previous year —
1997 0 % change on previous year —
1998 -0.1323 % change on previous year —
1999 0 % change on previous year -100.0%
2000 0 % change on previous year —
2001 0 % change on previous year —
2002 0.0005 % change on previous year —
2003 0 % change on previous year -100.0%
2004 0 % change on previous year —
2005 0 % change on previous year —
2006 0 % change on previous year —
2007 0 % change on previous year —
2008 0 % change on previous year —
2009 0 % change on previous year —
2010 0 % change on previous year —
2011 -0.0044 % change on previous year —
2012 0 % change on previous year -100.0%
2013 0 % change on previous year —
2014 -0.0005 % change on previous year —
2015 0 % change on previous year -100.0%
2016 0.0029 % change on previous year —
2017 0 % change on previous year -100.0%
2018 0 % change on previous year —
2019 0.4809 % change on previous year —
2020 -0.0233 % change on previous year -104.8%
2021 0 % change on previous year -100.0%
2022 -0.0335 % change on previous year —
2023 -0.0092 % change on previous year -72.5%
2024 -0.0029 % change on previous year -68.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0 % change on previous year 0 % change on previous year 0 % change on previous year 8
1970s 0 % change on previous year 0 % change on previous year 0 % change on previous year 10
1980s 0 % change on previous year 0 % change on previous year 0 % change on previous year 10
1990s -0.0133 % change on previous year -0.1323 % change on previous year 0 % change on previous year 10
2000s 0 % change on previous year 0 % change on previous year 0.0005 % change on previous year 10
2010s 0.0479 % change on previous year -0.0044 % change on previous year 0.4809 % change on previous year 10
2020s -0.0138 % change on previous year -0.0335 % change on previous year 0 % change on previous year 5

Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean

  1. 24 Spain 0.001 % change on previous year compare
  2. 25 Uzbekistan 0.0007 % change on previous year compare
  3. 26 Belgium 0.0007 % change on previous year compare
  4. 27 Kenya 0.0002 % change on previous year compare
  5. 28 Aruba 0 % change on previous year
  6. 28 Afghanistan 0 % change on previous year compare
  7. 28 Angola 0 % change on previous year
  8. 28 Albania 0 % change on previous year
  9. 28 Andorra 0 % change on previous year compare
  10. 28 United Arab Emirates 0 % change on previous year
  11. 28 Argentina 0 % change on previous year
  12. 28 Armenia 0 % change on previous year
  13. 28 American Samoa 0 % change on previous year compare
  14. 28 Antigua and Barbuda 0 % change on previous year compare
  15. 28 Australia 0 % change on previous year
  16. 28 Austria 0 % change on previous year
  17. 28 Azerbaijan 0 % change on previous year
  18. 28 Burundi 0 % change on previous year compare
  19. 28 Benin 0 % change on previous year
  20. 28 Burkina Faso 0 % change on previous year compare
  21. 28 Bangladesh 0 % change on previous year compare
  22. 28 Bahrain 0 % change on previous year compare
  23. 28 Bahamas 0 % change on previous year compare
  24. 28 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 % change on previous year
  25. 28 Belarus 0 % change on previous year compare
  26. 28 Belize 0 % change on previous year compare
  27. 28 Bermuda 0 % change on previous year
  28. 28 Brazil 0 % change on previous year compare
  29. 28 Bhutan 0 % change on previous year compare
  30. 28 Botswana 0 % change on previous year
  31. 28 Central African Republic 0 % change on previous year
  32. 28 Canada 0 % change on previous year compare
  33. 28 Switzerland 0 % change on previous year compare
  34. 28 China 0 % change on previous year compare
  35. 28 Cameroon 0 % change on previous year compare
  36. 28 Congo 0 % change on previous year
  37. 28 Colombia 0 % change on previous year compare
  38. 28 Costa Rica 0 % change on previous year
  39. 28 Cayman Islands 0 % change on previous year
  40. 28 Cyprus 0 % change on previous year compare
  41. 28 Czechia 0 % change on previous year compare
  42. 28 Germany 0 % change on previous year compare
  43. 28 Djibouti 0 % change on previous year
  44. 28 Dominica 0 % change on previous year compare
  45. 28 Denmark 0 % change on previous year
  46. 28 Dominican Republic 0 % change on previous year compare
  47. 28 Algeria 0 % change on previous year
  48. 28 Ecuador 0 % change on previous year compare
  49. 28 Egypt 0 % change on previous year
  50. 28 Eritrea 0 % change on previous year compare
  51. 28 Estonia 0 % change on previous year compare
  52. 28 Ethiopia 0 % change on previous year compare
  53. 28 France 0 % change on previous year compare
  54. 28 Faroe Islands 0 % change on previous year compare
  55. 28 Gabon 0 % change on previous year
  56. 28 Georgia 0 % change on previous year
  57. 28 Ghana 0 % change on previous year compare
  58. 28 Gibraltar 0 % change on previous year
  59. 28 Guinea 0 % change on previous year compare
  60. 28 Guinea-Bissau 0 % change on previous year compare
  61. 28 Equatorial Guinea 0 % change on previous year compare
  62. 28 Greece 0 % change on previous year
  63. 28 Grenada 0 % change on previous year compare
  64. 28 Guatemala 0 % change on previous year compare
  65. 28 Guam 0 % change on previous year compare
  66. 28 Guyana 0 % change on previous year
  67. 28 Honduras 0 % change on previous year compare
  68. 28 Croatia 0 % change on previous year compare
  69. 28 Haiti 0 % change on previous year
  70. 28 Hungary 0 % change on previous year
  71. 28 Indonesia 0 % change on previous year compare
  72. 28 India 0 % change on previous year
  73. 28 Ireland 0 % change on previous year
  74. 28 Iraq 0 % change on previous year compare
  75. 28 Iceland 0 % change on previous year
  76. 28 Israel 0 % change on previous year
  77. 28 Italy 0 % change on previous year compare
  78. 28 Jamaica 0 % change on previous year compare
  79. 28 Jordan 0 % change on previous year compare
  80. 28 Kazakhstan 0 % change on previous year
  81. 28 Kyrgyzstan 0 % change on previous year compare
  82. 28 Cambodia 0 % change on previous year compare
  83. 28 Kiribati 0 % change on previous year compare
  84. 28 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 % change on previous year compare
  85. 28 Kuwait 0 % change on previous year
  86. 28 Lebanon 0 % change on previous year compare
  87. 28 Liberia 0 % change on previous year
  88. 28 Libya 0 % change on previous year
  89. 28 Saint Lucia 0 % change on previous year compare
  90. 28 Liechtenstein 0 % change on previous year
  91. 28 Sri Lanka 0 % change on previous year
  92. 28 Lesotho 0 % change on previous year
  93. 28 Lithuania 0 % change on previous year compare
  94. 28 Luxembourg 0 % change on previous year
  95. 28 Latvia 0 % change on previous year compare
  96. 28 Saint Martin (French Part) 0 % change on previous year compare
  97. 28 Morocco 0 % change on previous year
  98. 28 Monaco 0 % change on previous year compare
  99. 28 Maldives 0 % change on previous year
  100. 28 Mexico 0 % change on previous year compare
  101. 28 Marshall Islands 0 % change on previous year compare
  102. 28 Malta 0 % change on previous year compare
  103. 28 Myanmar 0 % change on previous year compare
  104. 28 Mongolia 0 % change on previous year
  105. 28 Northern Mariana Islands 0 % change on previous year compare
  106. 28 Mozambique 0 % change on previous year
  107. 28 Mauritania 0 % change on previous year
  108. 28 Mauritius 0 % change on previous year compare
  109. 28 Malawi 0 % change on previous year compare
  110. 28 Namibia 0 % change on previous year compare
  111. 28 New Caledonia 0 % change on previous year compare
  112. 28 Niger 0 % change on previous year
  113. 28 Nicaragua 0 % change on previous year
  114. 28 Norway 0 % change on previous year compare
  115. 28 Nepal 0 % change on previous year compare
  116. 28 New Zealand 0 % change on previous year
  117. 28 Oman 0 % change on previous year
  118. 28 Pakistan 0 % change on previous year
  119. 28 Panama 0 % change on previous year compare
  120. 28 Peru 0 % change on previous year
  121. 28 Philippines 0 % change on previous year
  122. 28 Papua New Guinea 0 % change on previous year
  123. 28 Puerto Rico 0 % change on previous year
  124. 28 Portugal 0 % change on previous year compare
  125. 28 Paraguay 0 % change on previous year compare
  126. 28 Palestine, State of 0 % change on previous year compare
  127. 28 Rwanda 0 % change on previous year
  128. 28 Saudi Arabia 0 % change on previous year
  129. 28 Sudan 0 % change on previous year
  130. 28 Senegal 0 % change on previous year
  131. 28 Sierra Leone 0 % change on previous year
  132. 28 El Salvador 0 % change on previous year
  133. 28 San Marino 0 % change on previous year compare
  134. 28 Somalia 0 % change on previous year compare
  135. 28 Serbia 0 % change on previous year compare
  136. 28 South Sudan 0 % change on previous year
  137. 28 Sao Tome and Principe 0 % change on previous year
  138. 28 Suriname 0 % change on previous year
  139. 28 Slovakia 0 % change on previous year compare
  140. 28 Slovenia 0 % change on previous year compare
  141. 28 Eswatini 0 % change on previous year compare
  142. 28 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0 % change on previous year
  143. 28 Seychelles 0 % change on previous year compare
  144. 28 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 % change on previous year compare
  145. 28 Chad 0 % change on previous year
  146. 28 Togo 0 % change on previous year compare
  147. 28 Thailand 0 % change on previous year compare
  148. 28 Tajikistan 0 % change on previous year compare
  149. 28 Turkmenistan 0 % change on previous year compare
  150. 28 Tonga 0 % change on previous year compare
  151. 28 Trinidad and Tobago 0 % change on previous year compare
  152. 28 Tunisia 0 % change on previous year
  153. 28 Tuvalu 0 % change on previous year compare
  154. 28 Uganda 0 % change on previous year compare
  155. 28 Ukraine 0 % change on previous year compare
  156. 28 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 % change on previous year compare
  157. 28 British Virgin Islands 0 % change on previous year compare
  158. 28 United States Virgin Islands 0 % change on previous year compare
  159. 28 Vanuatu 0 % change on previous year compare
  160. 28 Samoa 0 % change on previous year
  161. 28 Yemen 0 % change on previous year compare
  162. 28 Zambia 0 % change on previous year compare
  163. 28 Zimbabwe 0 % change on previous year
  164. 28 Guadeloupe 0 % change on previous year compare
  165. 28 Martinique 0 % change on previous year compare
  166. 28 Mayotte 0 % change on previous year compare
  167. 28 Western Sahara 0 % change on previous year
  168. 28 Anguilla 0 % change on previous year compare
  169. 28 Cook Islands 0 % change on previous year
  170. 28 Montserrat 0 % change on previous year compare
  171. 28 Niue 0 % change on previous year compare
  172. 28 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 % change on previous year compare
  173. 28 Tokelau 0 % change on previous year compare
  174. 28 USSR 0 % change on previous year
  175. 28 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0 % change on previous year compare
  176. 28 Serbia and Montenegro 0 % change on previous year
  177. 28 Czechoslovakia 0 % change on previous year
  178. 28 Norfolk Island 0 % change on previous year compare
  179. 28 Sudan (former) 0 % change on previous year
  180. 28 Timor-Leste 0 % change on previous year
  181. 28 Cabo Verde 0 % change on previous year
  182. 28 Pitcairn 0 % change on previous year
  183. 28 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0 % change on previous year compare
  184. 28 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 0 % change on previous year compare
  185. 28 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0 % change on previous year
  186. 28 China, Hong Kong SAR 0 % change on previous year compare
  187. 28 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0 % change on previous year
  188. 28 Russian Federation 0 % change on previous year compare
  189. 28 Syrian Arab Republic 0 % change on previous year
  190. 28 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0 % change on previous year
  191. 28 Viet Nam 0 % change on previous year compare
  192. 28 Türkiye 0 % change on previous year
  193. 28 Belgium-Luxembourg 0 % change on previous year
  194. 28 Pacific Islands Trust Territory 0 % change on previous year
  195. 28 Holy See 0 % change on previous year compare
  196. 28 Australia and New Zealand 0 % change on previous year
  197. 28 China, mainland 0 % change on previous year compare
  198. 28 Côte d'Ivoire 0 % change on previous year
  199. 28 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0 % change on previous year
  200. 28 United Republic of Tanzania 0 % change on previous year compare
  201. 28 Brunei Darussalam 0 % change on previous year
  202. 28 China, Taiwan Province of 0 % change on previous year
  203. 28 Curaçao 0 % change on previous year
  204. 28 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0 % change on previous year compare
  205. 28 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0 % change on previous year
  206. 28 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0 % change on previous year
  207. 28 Ethiopia PDR 0 % change on previous year
  208. 28 Réunion 0 % change on previous year
  209. 28 Yugoslav SFR 0 % change on previous year
  210. 28 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 % change on previous year compare
  211. 28 China, Macao SAR 0 % change on previous year compare
  212. 28 Netherlands Antilles (former) 0 % change on previous year
  213. 28 Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 0 % change on previous year
  214. 28 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0 % change on previous year compare
  215. 28 Naoero 0 % change on previous year compare
  216. 28 Saint Barthélemy 0 % change on previous year compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is country area — area, annual growth rate in Latin America and the Caribbean?
Country area — area, annual growth rate in Latin America and the Caribbean was -0.0029 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest country area — area, annual growth rate recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
The highest recorded value was 0.4809 % change on previous year in 2019.
What is the lowest country area — area, annual growth rate recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
The lowest recorded value was -0.1323 % change on previous year in 1998.
How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for country area — area, annual growth rate?
Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 27th out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
Is country area — area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
Over the last ten years it is down 497.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Country area — Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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.

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Country area — Area, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
284 places, 16,214 data points, 1962–2024
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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.