Country area — Area, annual growth rate in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Country area — Area, annual growth rate was 0.025 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Country area — Area, annual growth rate in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for country area — area, annual growth rate in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) is 0.025 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 750.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, country area — area, annual growth rate in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 0.1428 % change on previous year in 2004 and was at its lowest, -0.0087 % change on previous year, in 2020.
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 4th of 33 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Country area — Area, annual growth rate in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 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 % change on previous year | — |
| 1995 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1996 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1998 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1999 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2000 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2001 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2003 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2004 | 0.1428 % change on previous year | — |
| 2005 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 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 | 0.001 % change on previous year | — |
| 2012 | 0.092 % change on previous year | +9449.9% |
| 2013 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2014 | -0.0039 % change on previous year | — |
| 2015 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2016 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2017 | 0.0014 % change on previous year | — |
| 2018 | -0.0019 % change on previous year | -233.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0024 % change on previous year | -225.0% |
| 2020 | -0.0087 % change on previous year | -460.0% |
| 2021 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2023 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2024 | 0.025 % change on previous year | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0143 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0.1428 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0091 % change on previous year | -0.0039 % change on previous year | 0.092 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0033 % change on previous year | -0.0087 % change on previous year | 0.025 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- 1 French Polynesia 1.44 % change on previous year compare
- 2 Qatar 1.28 % change on previous year compare
- 3 Madagascar 0.7834 % change on previous year compare
- 4 Polynesia 0.6262 % change on previous year compare
- 5 Comoros 0.4675 % change on previous year compare
- 6 Fiji 0.3448 % change on previous year compare
- 7 Barbados 0.2326 % change on previous year compare
More environment data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Agriculture — Area 836,181 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.82 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 3.21 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 2.08 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 2.04 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 11 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 26.79 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is country area — area, annual growth rate in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Country area — area, annual growth rate in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 0.025 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest country area — area, annual growth rate recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1428 % change on previous year in 2004.
- What is the lowest country area — area, annual growth rate recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0087 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for country area — area, annual growth rate?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 4th out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is country area — area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 750.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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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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.