Permanent crops — Area, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Permanent crops — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
What the numbers show
Permanent crops — Area, annual growth rate is currently reported for 218 countries. The highest value is 31.33 % change on previous year in Andorra; the lowest is -17.87 % change on previous year in Puerto Rico.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 % change on previous year, and the mean is 0.2396 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 62 countries rose and 90 fell. The largest increase was in Canada (up 6,316.7%), and the largest decrease in Kyrgyzstan (down 2,310.0%).
Permanent crops — Area, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andorra | 31.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 695.2% | volatile |
| 2 | Suriname | 21.61 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Central African Republic | 17.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 81.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 9.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 777.8% | volatile |
| 5 | Honduras | 8.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 6 | Kenya | 7.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 108.6% | volatile |
| 7 | Saudi Arabia | 7.6 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 121.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Benin | 7.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 202.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Côte d'Ivoire | 5.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 35.8% | volatile |
| 10 | Morocco | 5.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 211.8% | volatile |
| 11 | Canada | 4.88 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 6,316.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Czechoslovakia | 4.52 % change on previous year | 1992 | up 506.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Gambia | 4.51 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 28.7% | volatile |
| 14 | Togo | 3.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 79.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Oman | 3.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 128.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Uzbekistan | 3.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 237.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Italy | 3.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 39.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Solomon Islands | 3.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 102.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Cameroon | 3.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 20 | Somalia | 3.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Türkiye | 2.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,431.1% | volatile |
| 22 | New Zealand | 2.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 149.3% | volatile |
| 23 | French Guiana | 2.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 46.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Mauritius | 2.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 133.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Qatar | 2.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 112.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Brazil | 2.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 153.7% | volatile |
| 27 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 57.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.93 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | China, mainland | 1.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 6.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Angola | 1.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 48.3% | volatile |
| 31 | China | 1.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 8.5% | volatile |
| 32 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1.88 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 61.8% | volatile |
| 33 | Jordan | 1.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 63.5% | volatile |
| 34 | Yemen | 1.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 277.7% | volatile |
| 35 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 696.6% | volatile |
| 36 | Zimbabwe | 1.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 49.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Iraq | 1.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 90.9% | volatile |
| 38 | Montenegro | 1.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 82.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Colombia | 1.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 34.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Réunion | 1.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 64.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Guadeloupe | 1.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 120.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Liberia | 1.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 43 | Philippines | 0.9084 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 352.5% | volatile |
| 44 | Bulgaria | 0.7131 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 112.0% | volatile |
| 45 | South Sudan | 0.6534 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 92.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Sri Lanka | 0.633 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 86.4% | volatile |
| 47 | China, Taiwan Province of | 0.5817 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 132.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0.5747 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 49 | Belgium | 0.5628 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 50 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 0.5534 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Indonesia | 0.5506 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 58.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Russian Federation | 0.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 76.7% | volatile |
| 53 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.5396 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 279.5% | volatile |
| 54 | Lebanon | 0.4991 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 92.7% | volatile |
| 55 | OECD | 0.4845 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 30.3% | volatile |
| 56 | Australia and New Zealand | 0.4376 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 104.2% | volatile |
| 57 | Azerbaijan | 0.4022 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 71.1% | volatile |
| 58 | Argentina | 0.3835 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 5.5% | volatile |
| 59 | Afghanistan | 0.3704 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 96.7% | volatile |
| 60 | Switzerland | 0.2778 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 92.7% | volatile |
| 61 | Melanesia | 0.2468 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 16.6% | volatile |
| 62 | India | 0.2259 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 64.4% | volatile |
| 63 | Tajikistan | 0.1955 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 64 | Zambia | 0.1484 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 94.9% | volatile |
| 65 | United Arab Emirates | 0.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 101.7% | volatile |
| 66 | Cyprus | 0.0927 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 108.4% | volatile |
| 67 | Nigeria | 0.0923 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 115.6% | volatile |
| 68 | Portugal | 0.0801 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 65.4% | volatile |
| 69 | Haiti | 0.0767 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 97.9% | volatile |
| 70 | Kazakhstan | 0.0676 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 96.5% | volatile |
| 71 | Dominican Republic | 0.0007 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Armenia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | American Samoa | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Australia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Burundi | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Bahrain | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Bahamas | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Belize | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Bhutan | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Botswana | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Congo | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Comoros | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Costa Rica | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Cuba | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Djibouti | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Dominica | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Egypt | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Eritrea | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Estonia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Ethiopia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Fiji | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Gabon | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Georgia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Ghana | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Greece | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Grenada | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Guatemala | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Guam | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Guyana | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Croatia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Ireland | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Jamaica | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Kiribati | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Kuwait | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Libya | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Saint Lucia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Lesotho | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Lithuania | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Latvia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Madagascar | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Maldives | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Malta | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Myanmar | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Mauritania | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Malawi | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Namibia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | New Caledonia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Niger | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Nicaragua | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Norway | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Nepal | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Peru | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Papua New Guinea | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Poland | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Paraguay | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Palestine, State of | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | French Polynesia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Romania | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Sudan | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Senegal | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Singapore | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Sierra Leone | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Slovakia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Sweden | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Eswatini | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Thailand | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Turkmenistan | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Tonga | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Tunisia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Tuvalu | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Uganda | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Ukraine | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Uruguay | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | United States Virgin Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Vanuatu | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Samoa | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | South Africa | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Martinique | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Mayotte | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Cook Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Niue | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Tokelau | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | USSR | 0 % change on previous year | 1991 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Sudan (former) | 0 % change on previous year | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Timor-Leste | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Polynesia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Viet Nam | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 0 % change on previous year | 1999 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Pacific Islands Trust Territory | 0 % change on previous year | 1990 | — | volatile |
| 72 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Brunei Darussalam | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Naoero | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 177 | Chad | -0.0533 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 138.4% | volatile |
| 178 | Albania | -0.205 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 113.5% | volatile |
| 179 | Cambodia | -0.2134 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 103.3% | volatile |
| 180 | Spain | -0.2609 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 69.2% | volatile |
| 181 | Micronesia | -0.2898 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 182 | Yugoslav SFR | -0.4178 % change on previous year | 1991 | down 143.6% | volatile |
| 183 | Ethiopia PDR | -0.4559 % change on previous year | 1992 | up 35.3% | volatile |
| 184 | Malaysia | -0.4829 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 113.8% | volatile |
| 185 | Mexico | -0.6601 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 111.5% | volatile |
| 186 | Panama | -0.688 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 88.2% | volatile |
| 187 | Mali | -0.7431 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 94.5% | volatile |
| 188 | Republic of Korea | -0.9756 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 949.8% | volatile |
| 189 | Germany | -1 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 166.7% | volatile |
| 190 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | -1.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 147.9% | volatile |
| 191 | France | -1.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 772.1% | volatile |
| 192 | Serbia | -1.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 983.7% | volatile |
| 193 | Burkina Faso | -1.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 114.8% | volatile |
| 194 | Seychelles | -1.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 73.3% | volatile |
| 195 | El Salvador | -1.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 59.5% | volatile |
| 196 | Chile | -1.58 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 219.2% | volatile |
| 197 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | -1.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 107.4% | volatile |
| 198 | Marshall Islands | -1.88 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 199 | Japan | -1.97 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 47.6% | volatile |
| 200 | Serbia and Montenegro | -2.16 % change on previous year | 2005 | down 284.6% | volatile |
| 201 | Luxembourg | -2.38 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 282.4% | volatile |
| 202 | Algeria | -2.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 173.6% | volatile |
| 203 | Slovenia | -2.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 266.7% | volatile |
| 204 | Ecuador | -2.49 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 29.7% | volatile |
| 205 | North Macedonia | -2.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 192.5% | volatile |
| 206 | Austria | -2.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 207 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | -2.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 601.4% | volatile |
| 208 | Czechia | -2.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 209 | Kyrgyzstan | -3.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2,310.0% | volatile |
| 210 | Hungary | -3.85 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 601.3% | volatile |
| 211 | Pakistan | -4.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2,083.7% | volatile |
| 212 | Denmark | -5.38 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 161.3% | volatile |
| 213 | Mozambique | -5.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 91.8% | volatile |
| 214 | Rwanda | -5.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 215 | Mongolia | -6.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 469.4% | volatile |
| 216 | Israel | -6.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 321.1% | volatile |
| 217 | Guinea | -6.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 188.6% | volatile |
| 218 | Finland | -7.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 156.6% | volatile |
| 219 | Cabo Verde | -7.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 384.4% | volatile |
| 220 | San Marino | -8.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 221 | Belarus | -8.65 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 835.5% | volatile |
| 222 | Republic of Moldova | -16.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 16.3% | volatile |
| 223 | Puerto Rico | -17.87 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 46.1% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Middle Africa 4.78 % change on previous year
- Western Asia 2.06 % change on previous year
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 2.01 % change on previous year
- Western Africa 1.93 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa 1.85 % change on previous year
- Eastern Asia 1.81 % change on previous year
- Africa 1.74 % change on previous year
- Central Asia 1.55 % change on previous year
- Northern Africa 1.11 % change on previous year
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 1.1 % change on previous year
- World 0.9128 % change on previous year
- South America 0.8799 % change on previous year
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 0.8285 % change on previous year
- Asia 0.7679 % change on previous year
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 0.6713 % change on previous year
- Southern Europe 0.6692 % change on previous year
- Latin America and the Caribbean 0.6653 % change on previous year
- Americas 0.6515 % change on previous year
- Northern America 0.5428 % change on previous year
- Southern Asia 0.4496 % change on previous year
- European Union (27) 0.3666 % change on previous year
- United States of America 0.3186 % change on previous year
- Central America 0.3041 % change on previous year
- South-Eastern Asia 0.2902 % change on previous year
- Oceania 0.2716 % change on previous year
- Eastern Africa 0.2598 % change on previous year
- Europe 0.021 % change on previous year
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 0.0114 % change on previous year
- Southern Africa 0 % change on previous year
- Caribbean -0.1925 % change on previous year
- Eastern Europe -1.06 % change on previous year
- Northern Europe -1.09 % change on previous year
- Western Europe -1.18 % change on previous year
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Permanent crops — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Permanent crops — 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 Permanent crops — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.