Land area — Area, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Land area — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
137
Highest
1.44 % change on previous year
French Polynesia
Lowest
-0.4856 % change on previous year
Uzbekistan
Median
0 % change on previous year
Years covered
63
1962–2024
Data points
16,217
What the numbers show
Land area — Area, annual growth rate is currently reported for 137 countries. The highest value is 1.44 % change on previous year in French Polynesia; the lowest is -0.4856 % change on previous year in Uzbekistan.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 % change on previous year, and the mean is 0.0209 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Switzerland (up 100.0%), and the largest decrease in Poland (down 899.8%).
Land 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 | Polynesia | 0.6332 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Comoros | 0.4675 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Fiji | 0.3448 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 5 | Barbados | 0.2326 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 6 | Palau | 0.2179 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 7 | Singapore | 0.1658 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 38.3% | volatile |
| 8 | French Guiana | 0.0681 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Isle of Man | 0.0677 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 10 | Micronesia | 0.0315 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Finland | 0.0132 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 12 | Melanesia | 0.0119 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 13 | Kenya | 0.0007 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 14 | Belgium | 0.0007 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Andorra | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Armenia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | American Samoa | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Azerbaijan | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Bulgaria | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Bahrain | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Bhutan | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Canada | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Switzerland | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 15 | China | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Costa Rica | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Cuba | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Germany | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Dominica | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Dominican Republic | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Ecuador | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Eritrea | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Estonia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Ethiopia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Faroe Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Ghana | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Grenada | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Guam | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Guyana | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Croatia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Hungary | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Indonesia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Iraq | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Iceland | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Italy | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Jordan | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Japan | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Kiribati | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Sri Lanka | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Luxembourg | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Latvia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Saint Martin (French Part) | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Morocco | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Monaco | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Madagascar | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Maldives | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Marshall Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | North Macedonia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Malta | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Myanmar | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Mongolia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Mauritius | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | New Caledonia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Norway | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Nepal | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Panama | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Philippines | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Portugal | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Paraguay | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Palestine, State of | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Qatar | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Romania | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 15 | El Salvador | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | San Marino | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Somalia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Serbia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Slovakia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Slovenia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Sweden | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Seychelles | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Chad | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Tajikistan | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Tuvalu | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Uganda | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Ukraine | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | British Virgin Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | United States Virgin Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Vanuatu | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Samoa | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Guadeloupe | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Mayotte | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Anguilla | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Montserrat | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Niue | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Tokelau | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Czechoslovakia | 0 % change on previous year | 1992 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Norfolk Island | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Republic of Korea | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Republic of Moldova | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Russian Federation | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Viet Nam | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Holy See | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | China, mainland | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Réunion | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | China, Macao SAR | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Naoero | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Saint Barthélemy | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 237 | Greenland | -0.0002 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 238 | Yemen | -0.0004 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 239 | Spain | -0.0022 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 240 | Uruguay | -0.0023 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 241 | Belarus | -0.0034 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 110.8% | volatile |
| 242 | OECD | -0.0138 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 329.4% | volatile |
| 243 | Czechia | -0.0153 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 244 | Lithuania | -0.016 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 60.0% | volatile |
| 245 | Rwanda | -0.0294 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 246 | Australia and New Zealand | -0.047 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 247 | Australia | -0.0485 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 248 | Poland | -0.0653 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 899.8% | volatile |
| 249 | Chile | -0.1077 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 56.7% | volatile |
| 250 | Uzbekistan | -0.4856 % 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.
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 0.0099 % change on previous year
- Northern Europe 0.0018 % change on previous year
- Caribbean 0.0004 % change on previous year
- Africa 0 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa 0 % change on previous year
- Northern America 0 % change on previous year
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 0 % change on previous year
- Western Europe 0 % change on previous year
- Eastern Africa 0 % change on previous year
- Northern Africa 0 % change on previous year
- Western 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
- South-Eastern Asia 0 % change on previous year
- Western Asia 0 % change on previous year
- United States of America 0 % change on previous year
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 0 % change on previous year
- Southern Europe -0.0008 % change on previous year
- Europe -0.0009 % change on previous year
- Eastern Europe -0.0011 % change on previous year
- Americas -0.0018 % change on previous year
- Latin America and the Caribbean -0.004 % change on previous year
- South America -0.0046 % change on previous year
- European Union (27) -0.0048 % change on previous year
- World -0.0054 % change on previous year
- Asia -0.0071 % change on previous year
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) -0.0105 % change on previous year
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) -0.0132 % change on previous year
- Oceania -0.0426 % change on previous year
- Central Asia -0.0543 % change on previous year
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Land area — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Land area — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Land area — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.