Agricultural land (sq. km), annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Agricultural land (sq. km). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
206
Highest
6.93 % change on previous year
Sri Lanka
Lowest
-12.5 % change on previous year
Iceland
Median
0 % change on previous year
Years covered
62
1962–2023
Data points
15,787
What the numbers show
Agricultural land (sq. km), annual growth rate is currently reported for 206 countries. The highest value is 6.93 % change on previous year in Sri Lanka; the lowest is -12.5 % change on previous year in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 % change on previous year, and the mean is -0.1809 % change on previous year.
Over the past decade 64 countries rose and 93 fell. The largest increase was in Poland (up 447.9%), and the largest decrease in Thailand (down 25,496.5%).
Agricultural land (sq. km), annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sri Lanka | 6.93 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Cyprus | 4.84 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 170.1% | volatile |
| 3 | Lesotho | 3.75 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 358.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Montenegro | 3.75 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 106.6% | volatile |
| 5 | Poland | 2.85 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 447.9% | volatile |
| 6 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2.76 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1.2% | volatile |
| 7 | Croatia | 2.62 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 85.2% | volatile |
| 8 | American Samoa | 2.07 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 81.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Guinea | 1.78 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 214.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Solomon Islands | 1.77 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 91.6% | volatile |
| 11 | Morocco | 1.42 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 137.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Burundi | 1.3 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 10.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Portugal | 1.28 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 27.9% | volatile |
| 14 | Laos | 1.21 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 67.6% | volatile |
| 15 | Dominican Republic | 1.2 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 76.1% | volatile |
| 16 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 1.16 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 34.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.9011 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 18.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Bhutan | 0.6686 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 19 | Italy | 0.6677 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 192.6% | volatile |
| 20 | Philippines | 0.6519 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 107.8% | volatile |
| 21 | Central African Republic | 0.6338 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 443.9% | volatile |
| 22 | Uruguay | 0.5942 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 22.9% | volatile |
| 23 | Chile | 0.5659 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 124.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Indonesia | 0.4082 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 57.8% | volatile |
| 25 | Panama | 0.3965 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 189.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Israel | 0.3928 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 135.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Oman | 0.3758 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 224.4% | volatile |
| 28 | Luxembourg | 0.3683 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 189.6% | volatile |
| 29 | South Sudan | 0.3345 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 370.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Nigeria | 0.3047 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 208.6% | volatile |
| 31 | Romania | 0.2918 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 76.7% | volatile |
| 32 | Iraq | 0.2401 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 93.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Turkey | 0.226 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 442.4% | volatile |
| 34 | Cameroon | 0.2125 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 35 | Estonia | 0.2028 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 78.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Cambodia | 0.153 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 84.2% | volatile |
| 37 | Hungary | 0.1387 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 109.1% | volatile |
| 38 | Pakistan | 0.1335 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 77.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Myanmar | 0.1333 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 56.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Czechia | 0.113 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 181.5% | volatile |
| 41 | Burkina Faso | 0.098 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 94.1% | volatile |
| 42 | Russia | 0.0961 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 43 | Kenya | 0.0877 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 64.4% | volatile |
| 44 | Slovenia | 0.0786 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 130.4% | volatile |
| 45 | Faroe Islands | 0.0729 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 46 | Latvia | 0.0508 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 97.4% | volatile |
| 47 | Algeria | 0.0443 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 45.1% | volatile |
| 48 | Ecuador | 0.0374 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 54.0% | volatile |
| 49 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0365 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 94.9% | volatile |
| 50 | Mozambique | 0.0313 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 94.8% | volatile |
| 51 | Mali | 0.0095 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 97.9% | volatile |
| 52 | India | 0.0078 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 74.8% | volatile |
| 53 | Djibouti | 0.0059 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 54 | North Korea | 0.0039 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Angola | 0.0022 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 56 | Congo | 0.0009 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 57 | Somalia | 0.0005 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 58 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Bahrain | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Bahamas | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Belize | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Bermuda | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Bolivia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Brazil | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Barbados | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Brunei | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Botswana | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 58 | China | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Comoros | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Cape Verde | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Costa Rica | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Cuba | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Dominica | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Egypt | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Eritrea | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Ethiopia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Fiji | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Micronesia (country) | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Gabon | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Ghana | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Gambia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Greece | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Grenada | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Greenland | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Guatemala | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Guam | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Guyana | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Hong Kong | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Honduras | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Haiti | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Iran | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Jamaica | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Kazakhstan | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Kiribati | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Kuwait | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Liberia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Libya | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Saint Lucia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Liechtenstein | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Madagascar | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Maldives | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Marshall Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Mauritania | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Malawi | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Malaysia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Namibia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 58 | New Caledonia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Nicaragua | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Nauru | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Peru | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Papua New Guinea | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Puerto Rico | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Paraguay | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | flat |
| 58 | Palestine | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Qatar | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Saudi Arabia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Sudan | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Senegal | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Singapore | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Sierra Leone | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 58 | El Salvador | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 58 | San Marino | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Eswatini | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Seychelles | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Syria | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Togo | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 58 | East Timor | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Tonga | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Tunisia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Tuvalu | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Tanzania | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Uganda | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Ukraine | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 58 | United States | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Venezuela | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 58 | British Virgin Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 58 | United States Virgin Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Vanuatu | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Yemen | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 58 | South Africa | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Zambia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Channel Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Niger | -0.0013 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.1% | volatile |
| 153 | Chad | -0.0014 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.2% | volatile |
| 154 | Austria | -0.0073 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 98.9% | volatile |
| 155 | Nepal | -0.0107 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 98.6% | volatile |
| 156 | Zimbabwe | -0.0142 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 17.8% | volatile |
| 157 | Azerbaijan | -0.0188 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 159.8% | volatile |
| 158 | Armenia | -0.0303 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 159 | Mauritius | -0.0495 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 95.7% | volatile |
| 160 | Germany | -0.0542 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 127.4% | volatile |
| 161 | Netherlands | -0.0554 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 117.3% | volatile |
| 162 | Australia | -0.0756 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 98.1% | volatile |
| 163 | Andorra | -0.0821 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 130.8% | volatile |
| 164 | Denmark | -0.1143 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 175.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Finland | -0.1765 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 84.8% | volatile |
| 166 | Equatorial Guinea | -0.1906 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 252.3% | volatile |
| 167 | Vietnam | -0.1949 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 135.4% | volatile |
| 168 | Switzerland | -0.2045 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 4.7% | volatile |
| 169 | Bangladesh | -0.297 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 125.7% | volatile |
| 170 | Norway | -0.3046 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 46.5% | volatile |
| 171 | France | -0.322 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 30.6% | volatile |
| 172 | Lebanon | -0.3357 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 210.4% | volatile |
| 173 | Mexico | -0.3475 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 66.0% | volatile |
| 174 | Canada | -0.3539 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 388.0% | volatile |
| 175 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -0.3581 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 254.4% | volatile |
| 176 | New Zealand | -0.3693 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 60.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Bulgaria | -0.3785 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 84.8% | volatile |
| 178 | Turkmenistan | -0.3929 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 118.4% | volatile |
| 179 | Belgium | -0.4194 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 224.2% | volatile |
| 180 | Sweden | -0.4341 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 387.3% | volatile |
| 181 | Tajikistan | -0.4492 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 148.6% | volatile |
| 182 | North Macedonia | -0.4773 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 13.6% | volatile |
| 183 | Georgia | -0.5034 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 124.0% | volatile |
| 184 | Afghanistan | -0.5142 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 4,773.7% | volatile |
| 185 | Japan | -0.6041 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 127.9% | volatile |
| 186 | Uzbekistan | -0.7257 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 4.1% | volatile |
| 187 | Belarus | -0.7413 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 23.1% | volatile |
| 188 | Suriname | -0.7889 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 105.8% | volatile |
| 189 | South Korea | -1.01 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 6.4% | volatile |
| 190 | Moldova | -1.01 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 2,594.9% | volatile |
| 191 | Samoa | -1.17 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 109.8% | volatile |
| 192 | Slovakia | -1.3 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 26.4% | volatile |
| 193 | Lithuania | -1.32 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 176.0% | volatile |
| 194 | French Polynesia | -1.61 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 6.2% | volatile |
| 195 | Jordan | -1.82 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 262.7% | volatile |
| 196 | Serbia | -2.1 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 354.8% | volatile |
| 197 | Kyrgyzstan | -2.25 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 589.2% | volatile |
| 198 | Argentina | -2.28 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 57.7% | volatile |
| 199 | United Kingdom | -2.33 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 686.1% | volatile |
| 200 | Benin | -2.86 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 150.0% | volatile |
| 201 | Colombia | -3.06 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 159.4% | volatile |
| 202 | Isle of Man | -3.24 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 411.1% | volatile |
| 203 | Ireland | -3.66 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 196.0% | volatile |
| 204 | Mongolia | -4.05 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 12,049.2% | volatile |
| 205 | Rwanda | -4.63 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 531.7% | volatile |
| 206 | Thailand | -4.78 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 25,496.5% | volatile |
| 207 | Malta | -5.25 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 671.9% | volatile |
| 208 | Spain | -7.09 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 815.0% | volatile |
| 209 | Albania | -8.01 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 587.6% | volatile |
| 210 | Iceland | -12.5 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Central Europe and the Baltics 0.82 % change on previous year
- Chagai 0 % change on previous year
- IDA blend 0.3762 % change on previous year
- Africa Western and Central 0.3215 % change on previous year
- Pre-demographic dividend 0.1814 % change on previous year
- Pacific island small states 0.1777 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 0.165 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa 0.165 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 0.165 % change on previous year
- Lower middle income 0.163 % change on previous year
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 0.1436 % change on previous year
- IDA total 0.1308 % change on previous year
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 0.1066 % change on previous year
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 0.1061 % change on previous year
- South Asia 0.0943 % change on previous year
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 0.0943 % change on previous year
- Arab World 0.0848 % change on previous year
- Africa Eastern and Southern 0.0802 % change on previous year
- Least developed countries 0.0723 % change on previous year
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 0.0661 % change on previous year
- IDA only 0.0645 % change on previous year
- Low income 0.05 % change on previous year
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) -0.0166 % change on previous year
- North America -0.0422 % change on previous year
- Caribbean Small States -0.0511 % change on previous year
- High income -0.168 % change on previous year
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) -0.1934 % change on previous year
- IDA & IBRD total -0.2038 % change on previous year
- Early-demographic dividend -0.2164 % change on previous year
- World -0.2211 % change on previous year
- Low & middle income -0.2444 % change on previous year
- Post-demographic dividend -0.2751 % change on previous year
- Middle income -0.3118 % change on previous year
- IBRD only -0.3434 % change on previous year
- Europe & Central Asia -0.354 % change on previous year
- OECD members -0.3588 % change on previous year
- Late-demographic dividend -0.4192 % change on previous year
- East Asia & Pacific -0.4928 % change on previous year
- Upper middle income -0.5126 % change on previous year
- Latin America & Caribbean -0.6254 % change on previous year
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Agricultural land (sq. km). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Agricultural land FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 land (sq. km). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.