Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Agricultural area over the long-term. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
196
Highest
3.44 % change on previous year
French Guiana
Lowest
-100 % change on previous year
Netherlands Antilles
Median
0 % change on previous year
Years covered
75
1951–2025
Data points
14,662
What the numbers show
Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate is currently reported for 196 countries. The highest value is 3.44 % change on previous year in French Guiana; the lowest is -100 % change on previous year in Netherlands Antilles.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 % change on previous year, and the mean is -1.65 % change on previous year.
Over the past decade 56 countries rose and 95 fell. The largest increase was in Central African Republic (up 41,229.3%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 121,200.0%).
Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French Guiana | 3.44 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 50.5% | volatile |
| 2 | Central African Republic | 1.77 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 41,229.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Benin | 1.59 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 15.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Belize | 1.48 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 76.3% | volatile |
| 5 | Burundi | 1.21 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 14.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Brazil | 1.12 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 93.7% | falling |
| 7 | Cambodia | 1.09 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.08 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 0.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Egypt | 1.08 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 46.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Rwanda | 1.04 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 1,979.9% | volatile |
| 11 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 1.02 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 63.5% | volatile |
| 12 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.9908 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 83.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Burkina Faso | 0.946 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 24.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Portugal | 0.9315 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 237.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Guinea | 0.8053 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 39.1% | volatile |
| 16 | Indonesia | 0.7886 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 23.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Malawi | 0.7718 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 20.7% | volatile |
| 18 | Thailand | 0.755 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 4,211.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Ghana | 0.6967 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 111.3% | volatile |
| 20 | Peru | 0.6858 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 48.1% | volatile |
| 21 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.6726 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 22 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.6567 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 25.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Argentina | 0.6002 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 468.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Honduras | 0.5549 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 25 | Nigeria | 0.5433 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 79.0% | volatile |
| 26 | United Arab Emirates | 0.5232 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 567.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Bangladesh | 0.4735 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 31.9% | volatile |
| 28 | Turkey | 0.4505 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 2,416.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Senegal | 0.4391 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 88.9% | volatile |
| 30 | Ethiopia | 0.4324 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 35.9% | volatile |
| 31 | Paraguay | 0.4162 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 18.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Mali | 0.4046 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Belgium | 0.3957 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 53.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Latvia | 0.3717 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 44.3% | volatile |
| 35 | Spain | 0.3681 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 6,622.2% | volatile |
| 36 | Italy | 0.3673 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 122.3% | volatile |
| 37 | Bolivia | 0.353 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 13,592.7% | volatile |
| 38 | Lebanon | 0.3428 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 25.4% | volatile |
| 39 | Guatemala | 0.314 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 92.5% | volatile |
| 40 | Cuba | 0.3126 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 151.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Tanzania | 0.266 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 52.1% | volatile |
| 42 | Moldova | 0.2584 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 43 | Vietnam | 0.258 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 97.8% | volatile |
| 44 | Australia | 0.2372 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 104.1% | volatile |
| 45 | Afghanistan | 0.2358 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 46 | Iraq | 0.2266 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Liberia | 0.1671 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 90.1% | volatile |
| 48 | Philippines | 0.1469 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 36.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Congo | 0.1382 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 283.6% | volatile |
| 50 | Eritrea | 0.1218 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 51 | Georgia | 0.1118 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 28.6% | volatile |
| 52 | Oman | 0.0935 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 90.7% | volatile |
| 53 | Iran | 0.081 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 121.2% | volatile |
| 54 | Morocco | 0.0693 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 158.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Uzbekistan | 0.062 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 163.9% | volatile |
| 56 | Czechia | 0.0594 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 83.7% | volatile |
| 57 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.059 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 52.7% | volatile |
| 58 | Angola | 0.05 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 80.1% | volatile |
| 59 | Slovenia | 0.0462 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 82.8% | volatile |
| 60 | Nicaragua | 0.041 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 61 | Luxembourg | 0.0303 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 76.2% | volatile |
| 62 | Guyana | 0.0287 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 63 | Djibouti | 0.0188 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 64 | China | 0.0082 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 1,532.4% | volatile |
| 65 | Azerbaijan | 0.0059 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 179.3% | volatile |
| 66 | Sri Lanka | 0.0043 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 67 | Mexico | 0.0035 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 105.1% | volatile |
| 68 | Somalia | 0.0018 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Namibia | 0.0015 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 98.8% | volatile |
| 70 | Botswana | 0.0004 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.1% | volatile |
| 71 | Aruba | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Bahrain | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Bahamas | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Barbados | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Brunei | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Cameroon | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Comoros | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Cape Verde | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Dominican Republic | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Estonia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Gabon | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Gambia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Grenada | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Iceland | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Jamaica | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Kuwait | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Libya | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Saint Lucia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Madagascar | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Mauritania | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Mauritius | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Malaysia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 71 | New Caledonia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Niger | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Papua New Guinea | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Puerto Rico | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Qatar | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Russia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Sudan | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Sierra Leone | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Chad | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Togo | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Tunisia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Uganda | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 71 | United States | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Venezuela | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 71 | United States Virgin Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Yemen | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 71 | South Africa | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Zambia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Western Sahara | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Montserrat | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Falkland Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 120 | Mozambique | -0.001 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 100.2% | volatile |
| 121 | Vanuatu | -0.0013 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 3.5% | volatile |
| 122 | Solomon Islands | -0.0026 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 100.2% | volatile |
| 123 | El Salvador | -0.0035 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 100.6% | volatile |
| 124 | Turkmenistan | -0.0038 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 102.8% | volatile |
| 125 | Israel | -0.0045 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 99.4% | volatile |
| 126 | Saudi Arabia | -0.0065 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 30.7% | volatile |
| 127 | Dominica | -0.0069 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 128 | Lesotho | -0.0072 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 99.9% | volatile |
| 129 | Ukraine | -0.0087 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 20.6% | volatile |
| 130 | Bulgaria | -0.0125 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 101.8% | volatile |
| 131 | Tajikistan | -0.0151 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 101.5% | volatile |
| 132 | Ecuador | -0.0159 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 100.3% | volatile |
| 133 | Algeria | -0.0235 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 542.7% | volatile |
| 134 | North Korea | -0.0251 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 145.4% | volatile |
| 135 | Kyrgyzstan | -0.0251 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 194.5% | volatile |
| 136 | Liechtenstein | -0.0387 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 79.7% | volatile |
| 137 | East Timor | -0.0411 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 127.9% | volatile |
| 138 | Armenia | -0.0412 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 82.7% | volatile |
| 139 | Sweden | -0.0424 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 115.3% | volatile |
| 140 | Norway | -0.049 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 33.2% | volatile |
| 141 | Tonga | -0.0497 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 55.7% | volatile |
| 142 | Finland | -0.0795 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 128.6% | volatile |
| 143 | Uruguay | -0.0924 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 78.3% | volatile |
| 144 | India | -0.0953 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 263.2% | volatile |
| 145 | Denmark | -0.0976 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 86.2% | volatile |
| 146 | Myanmar | -0.0981 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 115.4% | volatile |
| 147 | Germany | -0.1052 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 157.5% | volatile |
| 148 | Andorra | -0.1069 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 301.0% | volatile |
| 149 | Panama | -0.1155 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 74.2% | volatile |
| 150 | Eswatini | -0.1175 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 64.3% | volatile |
| 151 | North Macedonia | -0.1515 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 291.1% | volatile |
| 152 | Kazakhstan | -0.1519 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 211.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Fiji | -0.1612 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 27.2% | volatile |
| 154 | Costa Rica | -0.1685 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 80.9% | volatile |
| 155 | Slovakia | -0.1932 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 76.7% | volatile |
| 156 | Switzerland | -0.206 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 4.2% | volatile |
| 157 | Netherlands | -0.2326 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 162.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Kenya | -0.2405 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 202.9% | volatile |
| 159 | France | -0.2498 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 81.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Zimbabwe | -0.2864 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 20.8% | volatile |
| 161 | Mongolia | -0.3236 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 1,943.6% | volatile |
| 162 | Lithuania | -0.3746 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 120.7% | volatile |
| 163 | Martinique | -0.3826 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 20.9% | volatile |
| 164 | Canada | -0.4113 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 430.9% | volatile |
| 165 | Poland | -0.4891 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 33.1% | volatile |
| 166 | Syria | -0.5652 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 3,833.1% | volatile |
| 167 | Japan | -0.6075 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 23.3% | volatile |
| 168 | Austria | -0.6322 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 503.7% | volatile |
| 169 | Pakistan | -0.6407 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 364.5% | volatile |
| 170 | Croatia | -0.6928 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 136.4% | volatile |
| 171 | United Kingdom | -0.8055 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 47.7% | volatile |
| 172 | Laos | -0.8289 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 178.3% | volatile |
| 173 | Nepal | -0.8409 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 16.4% | volatile |
| 174 | Albania | -1.03 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 121,200.0% | volatile |
| 175 | South Korea | -1.1 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 55.8% | volatile |
| 176 | Greece | -1.11 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 257.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Belarus | -1.18 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 104.8% | volatile |
| 178 | Ireland | -1.23 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 52.8% | volatile |
| 179 | Colombia | -1.39 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 13,863.4% | volatile |
| 180 | Hungary | -1.39 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 181 | Bhutan | -1.49 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 182 | New Zealand | -1.76 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 51.7% | volatile |
| 183 | Romania | -1.8 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 989.5% | volatile |
| 184 | Cyprus | -1.93 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 111.9% | volatile |
| 185 | Haiti | -2.36 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 186 | Jordan | -2.49 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 67.8% | volatile |
| 187 | Samoa | -2.51 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 120.8% | volatile |
| 188 | Guadeloupe | -2.7 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 614.1% | volatile |
| 189 | American Samoa | -3.03 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 874.0% | volatile |
| 190 | Chile | -3.18 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 31.4% | volatile |
| 191 | Reunion | -4.72 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 66.2% | volatile |
| 192 | Suriname | -5.38 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 295.8% | volatile |
| 193 | Malta | -6.5 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 194 | Singapore | -100 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 194 | Taiwan | -100 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 194 | Netherlands Antilles | -100 % change on previous year | 2011 | — | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Agricultural area over the long-term. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Agricultural area over the long-term HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
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 Agricultural area over the long-term. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.