Land area — Area, annual growth rate in World
World: Land area — Area, annual growth rate was -0.0054 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Land area — Area, annual growth rate in World, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, land area — area, annual growth rate in World stood at -0.0054 % change on previous year.
The figure is down 800.0% on the previous year and down 133.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area — area, annual growth rate in World peaked at 0.1084 % change on previous year in 2004 and was at its lowest, -0.3397 % change on previous year, in 1992.
That places World 28th out of 33 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 World, 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 | -0.0008 % change on previous year | — |
| 1973 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1974 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1975 | -0.0008 % change on previous year | — |
| 1976 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 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 | -0.0008 % change on previous year | — |
| 1984 | -0.0008 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1986 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1987 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1988 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1989 | -0.0008 % change on previous year | — |
| 1990 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1991 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | -0.3397 % change on previous year | — |
| 1993 | -0.0031 % change on previous year | -99.1% |
| 1994 | -0.0092 % change on previous year | +200.0% |
| 1995 | -0.0023 % change on previous year | -75.0% |
| 1996 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0531 % change on previous year | — |
| 1998 | -0.02 % change on previous year | -137.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0054 % change on previous year | -126.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0454 % change on previous year | +742.8% |
| 2001 | -0.0008 % change on previous year | -101.7% |
| 2002 | -0.0015 % change on previous year | +100.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0046 % change on previous year | -400.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1084 % change on previous year | +2249.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0023 % change on previous year | -97.9% |
| 2006 | -0.0015 % change on previous year | -166.7% |
| 2007 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2008 | -0.0123 % change on previous year | — |
| 2009 | -0.0015 % change on previous year | -87.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0023 % change on previous year | -250.0% |
| 2011 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0953 % change on previous year | — |
| 2013 | -0.0015 % change on previous year | -101.6% |
| 2014 | -0.0023 % change on previous year | +50.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0046 % change on previous year | -300.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0092 % change on previous year | +100.0% |
| 2017 | -0.0038 % change on previous year | -141.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0023 % change on previous year | -160.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0015 % change on previous year | -33.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0107 % change on previous year | +600.0% |
| 2021 | -0.1212 % change on previous year | -1228.4% |
| 2022 | -0.0015 % change on previous year | -98.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0008 % change on previous year | -150.0% |
| 2024 | -0.0054 % change on previous year | -800.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land area — Area, annual growth rate in World 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +2249.9% | 0.0046 % change on previous year | 0.1084 % 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 | -0.0008 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.0002 % change on previous year | -0.0008 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.0316 % change on previous year | -0.3397 % change on previous year | 0.0531 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0143 % change on previous year | -0.0123 % change on previous year | 0.1084 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0108 % change on previous year | -0.0038 % change on previous year | 0.0953 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.0233 % change on previous year | -0.1212 % change on previous year | 0.0107 % change on previous year | 5 |
More environment data for World
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.5 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.208 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.88 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0.4038 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 4.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area — area, annual growth rate in World?
- Land area — area, annual growth rate in World was -0.0054 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area — area, annual growth rate recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1084 % change on previous year in 2004.
- What is the lowest land area — area, annual growth rate recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.3397 % change on previous year in 1992.
- How does World rank for land area — area, annual growth rate?
- World ranks 28th out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is land area — area, annual growth rate rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 133.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this World 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.