Cropland — Area, annual growth rate by country

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

Countries reporting
232
Highest
11.04 % change on previous year
Saudi Arabia
Lowest
-80.52 % change on previous year
Andorra
Median
0 % change on previous year
Years covered
63
1962–2024
Data points
15,596

What the numbers show

Cropland — Area, annual growth rate is currently reported for 232 countries. The highest value is 11.04 % change on previous year in Saudi Arabia; the lowest is -80.52 % change on previous year in Andorra.

The median across all reporting countries is 0 % change on previous year, and the mean is -0.2217 % change on previous year.

Over the past decade 69 countries rose and 107 fell. The largest increase was in Sierra Leone (up 10,889.2%), and the largest decrease in Andorra (down 6,422.2%).

Cropland — Area, annual growth rate: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Saudi Arabia 11.04 % change on previous year 2024 up 550.4% volatile
2 Bosnia and Herzegovina 9.58 % change on previous year 2024 up 3,661.0% volatile
3 Colombia 8.45 % change on previous year 2024 up 45.7% volatile
4 Montenegro 8.19 % change on previous year 2024 down 16.7% volatile
5 Oman 6.11 % change on previous year 2024 up 1,295.4% volatile
6 Côte d'Ivoire 6.1 % change on previous year 2024 up 5.2% volatile
7 French Guiana 5.67 % change on previous year 2024 up 189.6% volatile
8 Central African Republic 5.64 % change on previous year 2024 up 955.4% volatile
9 Guinea-Bissau 4.43 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
10 Dominican Republic 3.96 % change on previous year 2024 up 279.2% volatile
11 Djibouti 3.46 % change on previous year 2024 down 40.4% volatile
12 Honduras 3.23 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
13 Belize 3.03 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
14 Serbia and Montenegro 2.88 % change on previous year 2005 volatile
15 Suriname 2.83 % change on previous year 2024 down 62.7% volatile
16 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2.72 % change on previous year 2024 down 38.7% volatile
17 Solomon Islands 2.7 % change on previous year 2024 up 41.5% volatile
18 Egypt 2.7 % change on previous year 2024 up 737.3% volatile
19 Turkmenistan 2.55 % change on previous year 2024 up 126.5% volatile
20 Sierra Leone 2.2 % change on previous year 2024 up 10,889.2% volatile
21 Argentina 1.34 % change on previous year 2024 down 1.1% volatile
22 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.34 % change on previous year 2024 up 363.4% volatile
23 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1.32 % change on previous year 2024 down 51.4% volatile
24 Pakistan 1.27 % change on previous year 2024 up 1,520.1% volatile
25 Benin 1.05 % change on previous year 2024 up 107.8% volatile
26 Kenya 1.01 % change on previous year 2024 down 43.0% volatile
27 Cameroon 0.8879 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
28 Equatorial Guinea 0.8249 % change on previous year 2024 down 58.5% volatile
29 New Zealand 0.6757 % change on previous year 2024 down 89.3% volatile
30 Rwanda 0.6368 % change on previous year 2024 down 58.1% volatile
31 Martinique 0.5104 % change on previous year 2024 up 104.6% volatile
32 Switzerland 0.4799 % change on previous year 2024 up 181.3% volatile
33 Portugal 0.4573 % change on previous year 2024 up 156.9% volatile
34 Philippines 0.4547 % change on previous year 2024 up 365.5% volatile
35 Sri Lanka 0.395 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
36 Norway 0.3722 % change on previous year 2024 up 702.6% volatile
37 Kazakhstan 0.359 % change on previous year 2024 up 39.5% volatile
38 Guinea 0.3379 % change on previous year 2024 down 95.8% volatile
39 United Arab Emirates 0.3277 % change on previous year 2024 down 91.6% volatile
40 Liberia 0.3011 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
41 Cyprus 0.2945 % change on previous year 2024 up 110.1% volatile
42 Brazil 0.2601 % change on previous year 2024 down 38.9% volatile
43 Türkiye 0.2211 % change on previous year 2024 down 59.8% volatile
44 Italy 0.1899 % change on previous year 2024 down 49.2% volatile
45 Gambia 0.1859 % change on previous year 2024 down 84.2% volatile
46 Bulgaria 0.1772 % change on previous year 2024 up 740.5% volatile
47 Melanesia 0.1731 % change on previous year 2024 down 84.8% volatile
48 Congo 0.1704 % change on previous year 2024 up 73.4% volatile
49 Myanmar 0.1422 % change on previous year 2024 down 61.2% volatile
50 Togo 0.1409 % change on previous year 2024 down 75.8% volatile
51 Angola 0.136 % change on previous year 2024 down 86.8% volatile
52 Mauritius 0.134 % change on previous year 2024 up 103.3% volatile
53 Tajikistan 0.1239 % change on previous year 2024 down 96.4% volatile
54 Indonesia 0.1222 % change on previous year 2024 down 83.1% volatile
55 Iraq 0.1152 % change on previous year 2024 down 98.5% volatile
56 Azerbaijan 0.1142 % change on previous year 2024 down 44.1% volatile
57 Syrian Arab Republic 0.1034 % change on previous year 2024 up 841.2% volatile
58 Somalia 0.0779 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
59 American Samoa 0.075 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
60 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.0546 % change on previous year 2024 up 165.2% volatile
61 Tonga 0.0324 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.6% volatile
62 Belgium 0.0306 % change on previous year 2024 down 74.4% volatile
63 South Sudan 0.0218 % change on previous year 2024 up 101.7% volatile
64 Haiti 0.0176 % change on previous year 2024 down 97.8% volatile
65 Polynesia 0.017 % change on previous year 2024 down 99.5% volatile
66 Nigeria 0.0162 % change on previous year 2024 down 99.0% volatile
67 Zimbabwe 0.0143 % change on previous year 2024 up 127.4% volatile
68 Australia and New Zealand 0.0124 % change on previous year 2024 down 99.5% volatile
69 Russian Federation 0.0089 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
70 Zambia 0.0016 % change on previous year 2024 down 94.6% volatile
71 Armenia 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
71 Antigua and Barbuda 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
71 Australia 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
71 Bangladesh 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
71 Bahrain 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
71 Bahamas 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
71 Bermuda 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
71 Barbados 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
71 Bhutan 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
71 Costa Rica 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
71 Cuba 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
71 Dominica 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
71 Eritrea 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
71 Ethiopia 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
71 Fiji 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
71 Faroe Islands 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
71 Gabon 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
71 Ghana 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
71 Greece 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
71 Grenada 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
71 Guatemala 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
71 Guam 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
71 Guyana 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
71 Iceland 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
71 Jamaica 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
71 Kiribati 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
71 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
71 Kuwait 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
71 Libya 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
71 Saint Lucia 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
71 Liechtenstein 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
71 Lesotho 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
71 Morocco 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
71 Madagascar 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
71 Maldives 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
71 Mauritania 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
71 Malawi 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
71 Namibia 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
71 New Caledonia 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
71 Niger 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
71 Nicaragua 0 % change on previous year 2022 volatile
71 Nepal 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
71 Papua New Guinea 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
71 Paraguay 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
71 Palestine, State of 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
71 French Polynesia 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
71 Qatar 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
71 Sudan 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
71 Senegal 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
71 Singapore 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
71 Sao Tome and Principe 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
71 Eswatini 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
71 Thailand 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
71 Trinidad and Tobago 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
71 Tunisia 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
71 Tuvalu 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
71 Uganda 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
71 Ukraine 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
71 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
71 British Virgin Islands 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
71 Vanuatu 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
71 Samoa 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
71 Yemen 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
71 South Africa 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
71 Mayotte 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
71 Western Sahara 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
71 Cook Islands 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
71 Montserrat 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
71 Niue 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
71 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
71 Tokelau 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
71 USSR 0 % change on previous year 1991 down 100.0% volatile
71 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
71 Sudan (former) 0 % change on previous year 2011 down 100.0% volatile
71 Timor-Leste 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
71 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
71 China, Hong Kong SAR 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
71 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
71 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
71 Viet Nam 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
71 Belgium-Luxembourg 0 % change on previous year 1999 down 100.0% volatile
71 Pacific Islands Trust Territory 0 % change on previous year 1990 down 100.0% volatile
71 China, mainland 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
71 United Republic of Tanzania 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
71 Brunei Darussalam 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
71 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
71 Netherlands Antilles (former) 0 % change on previous year 2010 volatile
71 Naoero 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
163 Chad -0.0004 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
164 China -0.0015 % change on previous year 2024 up 99.7% volatile
165 Czechia -0.0066 % change on previous year 2024 up 98.6% volatile
166 Peru -0.0129 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.7% volatile
167 Cambodia -0.0232 % change on previous year 2024 down 102.3% volatile
168 Ethiopia PDR -0.0265 % change on previous year 1992 up 98.3% volatile
169 Mali -0.035 % change on previous year 2024 up 74.6% volatile
170 OECD -0.0844 % change on previous year 2024 down 124.5% volatile
171 Burkina Faso -0.0957 % change on previous year 2024 down 104.4% volatile
172 Luxembourg -0.1256 % change on previous year 2024 down 144.7% volatile
173 Poland -0.1299 % change on previous year 2024 down 114.6% volatile
174 Albania -0.1769 % change on previous year 2024 down 310.5% volatile
175 Kyrgyzstan -0.1824 % change on previous year 2024 down 237.2% volatile
176 India -0.186 % change on previous year 2024 down 1,600.4% volatile
177 Austria -0.1896 % change on previous year 2024 down 22.3% volatile
178 Botswana -0.1908 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.4% volatile
179 Canada -0.2062 % change on previous year 2024 down 131.4% volatile
180 China, Taiwan Province of -0.2077 % change on previous year 2024 down 315.4% volatile
181 United States Virgin Islands -0.2101 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
182 Mexico -0.2127 % change on previous year 2024 up 71.2% volatile
183 Germany -0.2188 % change on previous year 2024 down 560.7% volatile
184 Micronesia -0.2378 % change on previous year 2024 down 129.4% volatile
185 Mozambique -0.2517 % change on previous year 2024 down 116.7% volatile
186 El Salvador -0.254 % change on previous year 2024 down 271.0% volatile
187 Chile -0.2612 % change on previous year 2024 down 170.6% volatile
188 Cabo Verde -0.2663 % change on previous year 2024 down 284.1% volatile
189 Algeria -0.2847 % change on previous year 2024 down 700.5% volatile
190 Latvia -0.292 % change on previous year 2024 down 454.5% volatile
191 France -0.2986 % change on previous year 2024 down 320.8% volatile
192 Romania -0.2989 % change on previous year 2024 down 283.1% volatile
193 Lithuania -0.2997 % change on previous year 2024 down 111.4% volatile
194 Slovakia -0.3021 % change on previous year 2024 up 5.1% volatile
195 Sweden -0.3163 % change on previous year 2024 up 7.4% volatile
196 Finland -0.3461 % change on previous year 2024 down 216.8% volatile
197 Comoros -0.3758 % change on previous year 2024 up 6.6% volatile
198 Afghanistan -0.4189 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
199 Lao People's Democratic Republic -0.423 % change on previous year 2024 down 115.7% volatile
200 Jordan -0.4541 % change on previous year 2024 down 119.3% volatile
201 Czechoslovakia -0.4554 % change on previous year 1992 down 2,454.7% volatile
202 Republic of Korea -0.463 % change on previous year 2024 up 60.4% volatile
203 Denmark -0.501 % change on previous year 2024 down 145.8% volatile
204 Hungary -0.5014 % change on previous year 2024 down 551.0% volatile
205 Japan -0.5818 % change on previous year 2024 down 32.0% volatile
206 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) -0.6699 % change on previous year 2024 down 205.8% volatile
207 Spain -0.7581 % change on previous year 2024 down 336.2% volatile
208 Malaysia -0.7635 % change on previous year 2024 down 123.2% volatile
209 Estonia -0.8392 % change on previous year 2024 down 133.6% volatile
210 Belarus -0.9711 % change on previous year 2024 down 154.4% volatile
211 San Marino -1.13 % change on previous year 2024 up 73.7% volatile
212 Isle of Man -1.14 % change on previous year 2024 down 134.6% volatile
213 Slovenia -1.22 % change on previous year 2024 down 1,704.6% volatile
214 Seychelles -1.28 % change on previous year 2024 up 72.6% volatile
215 Yugoslav SFR -1.46 % change on previous year 1991 down 475.7% volatile
216 Panama -1.57 % change on previous year 2024 down 9.0% volatile
217 Ireland -1.59 % change on previous year 2024 up 14.9% volatile
218 Réunion -1.63 % change on previous year 2024 down 4.3% volatile
219 Croatia -1.69 % change on previous year 2024 up 72.7% volatile
220 Marshall Islands -1.76 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
221 Mongolia -1.78 % change on previous year 2024 down 188.5% volatile
222 Uzbekistan -1.86 % change on previous year 2024 down 1,072.4% volatile
223 North Macedonia -1.97 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
224 Northern Mariana Islands -2.05 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
225 Serbia -2.3 % change on previous year 2024 down 519.8% volatile
226 Republic of Moldova -2.67 % change on previous year 2024 up 61.2% volatile
227 Malta -3.27 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
228 Guadeloupe -3.37 % change on previous year 2024 down 127.0% volatile
229 Puerto Rico -3.91 % change on previous year 2024 down 6.0% volatile
230 Burundi -4 % change on previous year 2024 down 301.5% volatile
231 Georgia -4.26 % change on previous year 2024 up 56.4% volatile
232 Israel -5.47 % change on previous year 2024 down 219.6% volatile
233 Ecuador -5.56 % change on previous year 2024 up 46.4% volatile
234 Uruguay -5.65 % change on previous year 2024 down 203.2% volatile
235 Lebanon -8.93 % change on previous year 2024 down 288.3% volatile
236 Andorra -80.52 % change on previous year 2024 down 6,422.2% 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 Cropland — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.

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Indicator
Cropland — Area, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
270 places, 15,596 data points, 1962–2024
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The year-on-year percentage change in Cropland — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.