Land area — Area, annual growth rate in OECD
OECD: Land area — Area, annual growth rate was -0.0138 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Land area — Area, annual growth rate in OECD, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
OECD recorded -0.0138 % change on previous year for land area — area, annual growth rate in 2024.
The figure is down 2,450.0% on the previous year and down 329.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area — area, annual growth rate in OECD peaked at 0.3669 % change on previous year in 1993 and was at its lowest, -0.5152 % change on previous year, in 2021.
OECD ranks 242nd of 250 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land area — Area, annual growth rate in OECD, 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 | -0.0003 % change on previous year | — |
| 1973 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1974 | -0.0003 % change on previous year | — |
| 1975 | -0.0006 % change on previous year | +100.0% |
| 1976 | -0.0003 % change on previous year | -50.0% |
| 1977 | -0.0003 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1979 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1980 | -0.0006 % change on previous year | — |
| 1981 | 0.0003 % change on previous year | -150.0% |
| 1982 | -0.0006 % change on previous year | -300.0% |
| 1983 | -0.0003 % change on previous year | -50.0% |
| 1984 | -0.0044 % change on previous year | +1400.0% |
| 1985 | -0.0003 % change on previous year | -93.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0003 % change on previous year | -200.0% |
| 1987 | -0.0003 % change on previous year | -200.0% |
| 1988 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1989 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1990 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1991 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 0.3668 % change on previous year | — |
| 1993 | 0.3669 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1995 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1996 | -0.0003 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | -0.0003 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1999 | -0.0003 % change on previous year | — |
| 2000 | 0.0117 % change on previous year | -4100.0% |
| 2001 | -0.0006 % change on previous year | -105.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0015 % change on previous year | -350.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0003 % change on previous year | -80.0% |
| 2004 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2005 | -0.0003 % change on previous year | — |
| 2006 | -0.0018 % change on previous year | +500.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0003 % change on previous year | -116.7% |
| 2008 | -0.0438 % change on previous year | -15100.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0026 % change on previous year | -106.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0041 % change on previous year | +55.6% |
| 2011 | -0.0006 % change on previous year | -114.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0012 % change on previous year | -300.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0041 % change on previous year | +250.0% |
| 2014 | -0.0032 % change on previous year | -178.6% |
| 2015 | -0.0018 % change on previous year | -45.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0315 % change on previous year | -1900.0% |
| 2017 | -0.0023 % change on previous year | -107.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0023 % change on previous year | -200.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0015 % change on previous year | -37.5% |
| 2020 | -0.0023 % change on previous year | -260.0% |
| 2021 | -0.5152 % change on previous year | +21975.5% |
| 2022 | -0.0006 % change on previous year | -99.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0006 % change on previous year | -200.0% |
| 2024 | -0.0138 % change on previous year | -2450.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land area — Area, annual growth rate in OECD changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -21975.5% | -0.0023 % change on previous year | -0.5152 % change on previous year |
| 2008 | -15100.0% | 0.0003 % change on previous year | -0.0438 % change on previous year |
| 2000 | +4100.0% | -0.0003 % change on previous year | 0.0117 % change on previous year |
| 2024 | -2450.0% | 0.0006 % change on previous year | -0.0138 % change on previous year |
| 2016 | +1900.0% | -0.0018 % change on previous year | 0.0315 % change on previous year |
| 1984 | -1400.0% | -0.0003 % change on previous year | -0.0044 % 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 | -0.0002 % change on previous year | -0.0006 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.0006 % change on previous year | -0.0044 % change on previous year | 0.0003 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0733 % change on previous year | -0.0003 % change on previous year | 0.3669 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.003 % change on previous year | -0.0438 % change on previous year | 0.0117 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0037 % change on previous year | -0.0032 % change on previous year | 0.0315 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.1063 % change on previous year | -0.5152 % change on previous year | 0.0006 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near OECD
- 239 Spain -0.0022 % change on previous year compare
- 240 Uruguay -0.0023 % change on previous year compare
- 241 Belarus -0.0034 % change on previous year compare
- 243 Czechia -0.0153 % change on previous year compare
- 244 Lithuania -0.016 % change on previous year compare
- 245 Rwanda -0.0294 % change on previous year compare
More environment data for OECD
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.62 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.312 °C (2025)
- Permanent crops — Area 24,537 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 2.11 % (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 30.73 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 357,807 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 11.21 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area — area, annual growth rate in OECD?
- Land area — area, annual growth rate in OECD was -0.0138 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area — area, annual growth rate recorded in OECD?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3669 % change on previous year in 1993.
- What is the lowest land area — area, annual growth rate recorded in OECD?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.5152 % change on previous year in 2021.
- How does OECD rank for land area — area, annual growth rate?
- OECD ranks 242nd out of 250 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area — area, annual growth rate rising or falling in OECD?
- Over the last ten years it is down 329.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this OECD data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land 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 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
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.