Land use hidden — Other areas, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Land use hidden — Other areas. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
222
Highest
42.13 % change on previous year
Rwanda
Lowest
-100 % change on previous year
Dominican Republic
Median
0 % change on previous year
Years covered
62
1962–2023
Data points
13,084
What the numbers show
Land use hidden — Other areas, annual growth rate is currently reported for 222 countries. The highest value is 42.13 % change on previous year in Rwanda; the lowest is -100 % change on previous year in Dominican Republic.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 % change on previous year, and the mean is -0.8743 % change on previous year.
Over the past decade 86 countries rose and 104 fell. The largest increase was in Iceland (up 33,704.9%), and the largest decrease in Mayotte (down 4,630.1%).
Land use hidden — Other areas, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rwanda | 42.13 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 561.6% | volatile |
| 2 | Sao Tome and Principe | 26.5 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 76.9% | volatile |
| 3 | Mozambique | 26.15 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Liberia | 19.9 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 2,543.1% | volatile |
| 5 | Mongolia | 15.66 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 10,963.4% | volatile |
| 6 | Colombia | 14.16 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 153.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Albania | 11.16 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 568.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Gabon | 11.11 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 111.1% | volatile |
| 9 | United Kingdom | 11.1 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 597.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Tanzania | 11.03 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 224.5% | volatile |
| 11 | Paraguay | 10.62 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 8.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Wallis and Futuna | 9.22 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 10,127.6% | volatile |
| 13 | Ireland | 8.8 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 190.2% | volatile |
| 14 | Moldova | 6.75 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 2,285.8% | volatile |
| 15 | Guinea-Bissau | 5.89 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 105.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Benin | 5.58 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 234.2% | volatile |
| 17 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 4.84 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 44.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Angola | 4.23 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 4.8% | volatile |
| 19 | Gambia | 3.91 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 45.8% | volatile |
| 20 | Cambodia | 3.9 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 70.1% | volatile |
| 21 | Spain | 3.49 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 23.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Malawi | 3.44 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 361.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Equatorial Guinea | 3.19 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 28.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Lithuania | 3.18 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 175.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Zambia | 3.1 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 54.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Iceland | 2.86 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 33,704.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Nicaragua | 2.68 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 37.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Sierra Leone | 2.55 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 119.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Senegal | 2.28 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 17.1% | volatile |
| 30 | North Macedonia | 2.28 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 3,005.7% | volatile |
| 31 | Argentina | 2.23 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 31.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Comoros | 2.09 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 20.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Malta | 2.01 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 514.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Malaysia | 1.73 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 130.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Honduras | 1.62 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 103.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Mexico | 1.57 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 62.9% | volatile |
| 37 | Samoa | 1.56 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 116.3% | volatile |
| 38 | El Salvador | 1.49 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 58.6% | volatile |
| 39 | Panama | 1.49 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 39.1% | volatile |
| 40 | Bahrain | 1.4 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 907.6% | volatile |
| 41 | Belize | 1.32 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 15.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Belarus | 1.31 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 55.7% | volatile |
| 43 | Uganda | 1.22 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 12.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Suriname | 1.21 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 2,432.6% | volatile |
| 45 | Guadeloupe | 1.2 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 52.4% | volatile |
| 46 | Brazil | 1.16 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 33.4% | volatile |
| 47 | Myanmar | 1.12 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 0.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Bolivia | 1.1 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 175.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1.03 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 12.2% | volatile |
| 50 | Congo | 0.9414 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 183.9% | volatile |
| 51 | Zimbabwe | 0.9372 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 10.1% | volatile |
| 52 | Indonesia | 0.8783 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 21.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Ecuador | 0.8606 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 5.7% | volatile |
| 54 | Lebanon | 0.8273 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 172.2% | volatile |
| 55 | Botswana | 0.7491 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 11.4% | volatile |
| 56 | Togo | 0.7121 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 92.3% | volatile |
| 57 | Georgia | 0.6886 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 122.8% | volatile |
| 58 | North Korea | 0.6218 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 6.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Timor-Leste | 0.6159 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 47.5% | volatile |
| 60 | Somalia | 0.5987 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 412.6% | volatile |
| 61 | Belgium | 0.5885 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 235.6% | volatile |
| 62 | Turkmenistan | 0.577 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 106.5% | volatile |
| 63 | Peru | 0.5466 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 19.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Cayman Islands | 0.5393 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Burkina Faso | 0.5371 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 125.2% | volatile |
| 66 | Japan | 0.5077 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 92.2% | volatile |
| 67 | Haiti | 0.5017 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 104.4% | volatile |
| 68 | Guyana | 0.4607 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 81.5% | volatile |
| 69 | South Africa | 0.4555 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 4.6% | volatile |
| 70 | Guatemala | 0.4463 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 81.4% | volatile |
| 71 | Papua New Guinea | 0.4143 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 5.7% | volatile |
| 72 | Thailand | 0.4039 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,868.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.3835 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 119.4% | volatile |
| 74 | Singapore | 0.3218 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 59.1% | volatile |
| 75 | Bulgaria | 0.3138 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 94.4% | volatile |
| 76 | Sudan | 0.3063 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 8.8% | volatile |
| 77 | French Polynesia | 0.2939 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 0.9% | volatile |
| 78 | Denmark | 0.2763 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 118.4% | volatile |
| 79 | Madagascar | 0.2708 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 6.2% | volatile |
| 80 | New Zealand | 0.2644 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 86.6% | volatile |
| 81 | Venezuela | 0.2619 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 68.9% | volatile |
| 82 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.2414 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 3.6% | volatile |
| 83 | OECD | 0.2219 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 80.8% | volatile |
| 84 | Germany | 0.2166 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,568.2% | volatile |
| 85 | Slovenia | 0.2158 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 58.6% | volatile |
| 86 | Cameroon | 0.2039 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 39.1% | volatile |
| 87 | Namibia | 0.1918 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1.9% | volatile |
| 88 | Armenia | 0.1912 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 666.6% | volatile |
| 89 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.1813 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 2.7% | volatile |
| 90 | Tajikistan | 0.1726 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 147.2% | volatile |
| 91 | Jordan | 0.1709 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 213.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Laos | 0.1654 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 113.1% | volatile |
| 93 | Chad | 0.1562 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 149.7% | volatile |
| 94 | Ethiopia | 0.127 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 133.6% | volatile |
| 95 | Andorra | 0.1258 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 130.8% | volatile |
| 96 | Sweden | 0.123 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 13.3% | volatile |
| 97 | Australia | 0.1012 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 98.3% | volatile |
| 98 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0.1009 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 10.1% | volatile |
| 99 | France | 0.0983 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 167.7% | volatile |
| 100 | Finland | 0.0914 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 177.9% | volatile |
| 101 | Eritrea | 0.0909 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 2,702.1% | volatile |
| 102 | Netherlands | 0.0899 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 114.5% | volatile |
| 103 | Canada | 0.0503 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 953.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Taiwan | 0.0362 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 66.9% | volatile |
| 105 | Niger | 0.0166 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 101.5% | volatile |
| 106 | New Caledonia | 0.0124 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 75.3% | volatile |
| 107 | Mauritania | 0.0087 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 0.1% | volatile |
| 108 | Nepal | 0.0086 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 98.8% | volatile |
| 109 | Mauritius | 0.0035 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 110 | Aruba | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 110 | Bangladesh | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Bahamas | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 110 | Bermuda | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 110 | Barbados | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Cuba | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Dominica | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 110 | Egypt | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Faroe Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 110 | Greece | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Grenada | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 110 | Greenland | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Guam | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Hong Kong | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 110 | Kiribati | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 110 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 110 | Kuwait | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Libya | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 110 | Saint Lucia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 110 | Liechtenstein | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Macao | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Monaco | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 110 | Marshall Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Nauru | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 110 | Qatar | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Saudi Arabia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 110 | San Marino | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 110 | Seychelles | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 110 | Tonga | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 110 | Tuvalu | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 110 | United States | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 110 | British Virgin Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Vanuatu | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 110 | Yemen | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Cook Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 110 | Montserrat | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 110 | Saint Helena | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 110 | Tokelau | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 110 | Norfolk Island | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 110 | Pitcairn | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 110 | Brunei Darussalam | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 110 | Anguilla | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 158 | Syrian Arab Republic | -0.0019 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 98.8% | volatile |
| 159 | United Arab Emirates | -0.0022 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 94.8% | volatile |
| 160 | Mali | -0.0063 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 97.7% | volatile |
| 161 | Iran | -0.0115 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 104.2% | volatile |
| 162 | Algeria | -0.0144 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 31.7% | volatile |
| 163 | Central African Republic | -0.0166 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 123.8% | volatile |
| 164 | Pakistan | -0.0179 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 96.4% | volatile |
| 165 | Oman | -0.0187 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 228.1% | volatile |
| 166 | Norway | -0.0249 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 58.9% | volatile |
| 167 | Djibouti | -0.0296 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 168 | Tunisia | -0.0298 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 93.5% | volatile |
| 169 | Switzerland | -0.0322 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 73.2% | volatile |
| 170 | Russia | -0.0341 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 617.7% | volatile |
| 171 | Kazakhstan | -0.0559 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 2.4% | volatile |
| 172 | Iraq | -0.0685 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 93.1% | volatile |
| 173 | Ukraine | -0.0866 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 97.6% | volatile |
| 174 | Kenya | -0.0975 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 52.0% | volatile |
| 175 | Cabo Verde | -0.108 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1.1% | volatile |
| 176 | Estonia | -0.1178 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 101.3% | volatile |
| 177 | Israel | -0.141 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 156.4% | volatile |
| 178 | Réunion | -0.1486 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 274.9% | volatile |
| 179 | Austria | -0.1495 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 116.2% | volatile |
| 180 | Puerto Rico | -0.2219 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 110.7% | volatile |
| 181 | Kyrgyzstan | -0.2439 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 159.4% | volatile |
| 182 | Afghanistan | -0.2504 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1,733.6% | volatile |
| 183 | Hungary | -0.279 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 105.9% | volatile |
| 184 | Ghana | -0.3359 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 91.7% | volatile |
| 185 | French Guiana | -0.3776 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 184.1% | volatile |
| 186 | Uzbekistan | -0.3811 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 142.1% | volatile |
| 187 | Chile | -0.4052 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 219.7% | volatile |
| 188 | Czechia | -0.4143 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 478.7% | volatile |
| 189 | Niue | -0.4329 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 4.3% | volatile |
| 190 | Azerbaijan | -0.4516 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 5.4% | volatile |
| 191 | Martinique | -0.5408 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Latvia | -0.5836 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 85.3% | volatile |
| 193 | India | -0.6089 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 10.0% | volatile |
| 194 | Solomon Islands | -0.6875 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 607.0% | volatile |
| 195 | Maldives | -0.8591 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 196 | Cyprus | -0.9445 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 174.0% | volatile |
| 197 | China | -0.9512 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 70.1% | volatile |
| 198 | Bhutan | -0.9831 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 189.7% | volatile |
| 199 | Romania | -1.09 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 88.6% | volatile |
| 200 | Philippines | -1.18 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 67.7% | volatile |
| 201 | Luxembourg | -1.21 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 183.6% | volatile |
| 202 | Viet Nam | -1.23 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 64.6% | volatile |
| 203 | United States Virgin Islands | -1.31 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 9.8% | volatile |
| 204 | Türkiye | -1.53 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 110.7% | volatile |
| 205 | Croatia | -1.84 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 81.8% | volatile |
| 206 | Fiji | -1.85 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 30.5% | volatile |
| 207 | Italy | -2.04 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 402.5% | volatile |
| 208 | Portugal | -2.6 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 22.4% | volatile |
| 209 | Morocco | -4.51 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 109.4% | volatile |
| 210 | Costa Rica | -4.73 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 243.8% | volatile |
| 211 | Eswatini | -4.84 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 174.4% | volatile |
| 212 | Poland | -5.46 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 467.9% | volatile |
| 213 | Micronesia | -5.77 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 67.7% | volatile |
| 214 | Jamaica | -6.33 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 119.6% | volatile |
| 215 | Nigeria | -8.06 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 122.2% | volatile |
| 216 | Uruguay | -8.25 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 18.4% | volatile |
| 217 | Lesotho | -11.75 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 353.6% | volatile |
| 218 | Sri Lanka | -15.13 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 4,154.7% | volatile |
| 219 | Burundi | -17.11 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 86.0% | volatile |
| 220 | Côte d’Ivoire | -29.16 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 258.4% | volatile |
| 221 | Guinea | -35.04 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1,590.8% | volatile |
| 222 | Palau | -61.54 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 592.7% | volatile |
| 223 | Mayotte | -79.47 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 4,630.1% | volatile |
| 224 | American Samoa | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 224 | Dominican Republic | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 262.4% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Slovak Republic 2.32 % change on previous year
- OECD America 0.2673 % change on previous year
- Korea 1.36 % change on previous year
- OECD Europe 0.1815 % change on previous year
- OECD Asia Oceania 0.122 % change on previous year
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Land use hidden — Other areas. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Other areas Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Land use hidden — Other areas. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.