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.
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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Middle Africa 1.79 % change on previous year
- Chagai 0 % change on previous year
- Western Asia 1.04 % change on previous year
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 0.8551 % change on previous year
- Western Africa 0.7565 % change on previous year
- South America 0.7253 % change on previous year
- Caribbean 0.7191 % change on previous year
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 0.6766 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa 0.629 % change on previous year
- Latin America and the Caribbean 0.5914 % change on previous year
- Africa 0.5558 % change on previous year
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 0.3323 % change on previous year
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 0.3091 % change on previous year
- Americas 0.2675 % change on previous year
- World 0.1874 % change on previous year
- Northern Africa 0.1741 % change on previous year
- Central Asia 0.1724 % change on previous year
- Northern Europe 0.1693 % change on previous year
- Asia 0.1028 % change on previous year
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 0.0737 % change on previous year
- South-Eastern Asia 0.047 % change on previous year
- Southern Asia 0.0239 % change on previous year
- Oceania 0.0194 % change on previous year
- Eastern Africa 0.0097 % change on previous year
- United States of America 0 % change on previous year
- Southern Africa -0.0035 % change on previous year
- Central America -0.0172 % change on previous year
- Eastern Asia -0.0382 % change on previous year
- Northern America -0.0409 % change on previous year
- Eastern Europe -0.0821 % change on previous year
- Europe -0.1282 % change on previous year
- Western Europe -0.2586 % change on previous year
- European Union (27) -0.2937 % change on previous year
- Southern Europe -0.4174 % change on previous year
How this figure is calculated
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.
Computed from
- Cropland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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About this data
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.