Agricultural land use, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Agricultural land use. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
222
Highest
11.59 % change on previous year
French Guiana
Lowest
-12.5 % change on previous year
Iceland
Median
0 % change on previous year
Years covered
62
1962–2023
Data points
12,984
What the numbers show
Agricultural land use, annual growth rate is currently reported for 222 countries. The highest value is 11.59 % change on previous year in French Guiana; 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 -0.1376 % change on previous year.
Over the past decade 68 countries rose and 94 fell. The largest increase was in Poland (up 447.9%), and the largest decrease in Thailand (down 25,496.5%).
Agricultural land use, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French Guiana | 11.59 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 33.1% | volatile |
| 2 | Sri Lanka | 6.93 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Cyprus | 4.84 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 170.1% | volatile |
| 4 | Lesotho | 3.75 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 358.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Montenegro | 3.75 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 106.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Poland | 2.85 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 447.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2.76 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Croatia | 2.62 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 85.2% | volatile |
| 9 | American Samoa | 2.07 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 81.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Guinea | 1.78 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 214.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Solomon Islands | 1.77 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 91.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Morocco | 1.42 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 137.6% | volatile |
| 13 | Burundi | 1.3 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 10.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Portugal | 1.28 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 27.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Laos | 1.21 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 67.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Dominican Republic | 1.2 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 76.1% | volatile |
| 17 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 1.16 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 34.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.9011 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 18.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Bhutan | 0.6686 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 20 | Italy | 0.6677 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 192.6% | volatile |
| 21 | Philippines | 0.6519 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 107.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Central African Republic | 0.6338 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 443.9% | volatile |
| 23 | Uruguay | 0.5942 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 22.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Chile | 0.5659 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 124.8% | volatile |
| 25 | Indonesia | 0.4082 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 57.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Panama | 0.3965 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 189.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Israel | 0.3928 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 135.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Oman | 0.3758 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 224.4% | volatile |
| 29 | Luxembourg | 0.3683 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 189.6% | volatile |
| 30 | South Sudan | 0.3345 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 370.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Nigeria | 0.3047 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 208.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Romania | 0.2918 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 76.7% | volatile |
| 33 | Iraq | 0.2401 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 93.5% | volatile |
| 34 | Turkey | 0.226 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 442.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Cameroon | 0.2125 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Estonia | 0.2028 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 78.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Cambodia | 0.153 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 84.2% | volatile |
| 38 | Hungary | 0.1387 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 109.1% | volatile |
| 39 | Pakistan | 0.1335 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 77.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Myanmar | 0.1333 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 56.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Czechia | 0.113 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 181.5% | volatile |
| 42 | Burkina Faso | 0.098 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 94.1% | volatile |
| 43 | Russia | 0.0961 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Kenya | 0.0877 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 64.4% | volatile |
| 45 | Slovenia | 0.0786 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 130.4% | volatile |
| 46 | Faroe Islands | 0.0729 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Latvia | 0.0508 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 97.4% | volatile |
| 48 | Algeria | 0.0443 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 45.1% | volatile |
| 49 | Ecuador | 0.0374 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 54.0% | volatile |
| 50 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0363 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 94.9% | volatile |
| 51 | Mozambique | 0.0313 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 94.8% | volatile |
| 52 | Mali | 0.0095 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 97.9% | volatile |
| 53 | India | 0.0078 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 74.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Djibouti | 0.0059 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 55 | North Korea | 0.0039 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Angola | 0.0022 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 57 | Congo | 0.0009 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 58 | Somalia | 0.0005 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 59 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Bahrain | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Bahamas | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Belize | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Bermuda | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Bolivia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Brazil | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Barbados | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Brunei | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Botswana | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 59 | China | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Comoros | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Cape Verde | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Costa Rica | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Cuba | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Dominica | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Egypt | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Eritrea | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Ethiopia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Fiji | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Micronesia (country) | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Gabon | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Ghana | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Gambia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Greece | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Grenada | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Greenland | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Guatemala | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Guam | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Guyana | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Hong Kong | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Honduras | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Haiti | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Iran | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Jamaica | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Kazakhstan | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Kiribati | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Kuwait | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Liberia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Libya | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Saint Lucia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Liechtenstein | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Madagascar | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Maldives | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Marshall Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Mauritania | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Malawi | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Malaysia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Namibia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 59 | New Caledonia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Nicaragua | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Nauru | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Peru | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Papua New Guinea | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Puerto Rico | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Paraguay | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | flat |
| 59 | Palestine | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Qatar | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Saudi Arabia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Sudan | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Senegal | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Singapore | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Sierra Leone | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 59 | El Salvador | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 59 | San Marino | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Eswatini | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Seychelles | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Syria | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Togo | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 59 | East Timor | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Tonga | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Tunisia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Tuvalu | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Tanzania | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Uganda | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Ukraine | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 59 | United States | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Venezuela | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 59 | British Virgin Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 59 | United States Virgin Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Vanuatu | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Yemen | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 59 | South Africa | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Zambia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Western Sahara | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Cook Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Montserrat | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Niue | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Saint Helena | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Tokelau | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Wallis and Futuna | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Netherlands Antilles | 0 % change on previous year | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 162 | Niger | -0.0013 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.1% | volatile |
| 163 | Chad | -0.0014 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.2% | volatile |
| 164 | Austria | -0.0073 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 98.9% | volatile |
| 165 | Nepal | -0.0107 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 98.6% | volatile |
| 166 | Zimbabwe | -0.0142 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 17.8% | volatile |
| 167 | Azerbaijan | -0.0188 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 159.8% | volatile |
| 168 | Armenia | -0.0303 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 169 | Mauritius | -0.0495 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 95.7% | volatile |
| 170 | Germany | -0.0542 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 127.4% | volatile |
| 171 | Netherlands | -0.0554 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 117.3% | volatile |
| 172 | Australia | -0.0756 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 98.1% | volatile |
| 173 | Andorra | -0.0821 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 130.8% | volatile |
| 174 | Denmark | -0.1143 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 175.0% | volatile |
| 175 | Taiwan | -0.1282 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 65.7% | volatile |
| 176 | USSR | -0.1438 % change on previous year | 1991 | down 534.9% | volatile |
| 177 | Finland | -0.1765 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 84.8% | volatile |
| 178 | Equatorial Guinea | -0.1906 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 252.3% | volatile |
| 179 | Vietnam | -0.1949 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 135.4% | volatile |
| 180 | Switzerland | -0.2045 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 4.7% | volatile |
| 181 | Martinique | -0.2588 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 182 | Bangladesh | -0.297 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 125.7% | volatile |
| 183 | Norway | -0.3046 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 46.5% | volatile |
| 184 | France | -0.322 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 30.6% | volatile |
| 185 | Falkland Islands | -0.3357 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 51.5% | volatile |
| 186 | Lebanon | -0.3357 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 210.4% | volatile |
| 187 | Mexico | -0.3475 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 66.0% | volatile |
| 188 | Canada | -0.3539 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 388.0% | volatile |
| 189 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -0.3581 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 254.4% | volatile |
| 190 | New Zealand | -0.3693 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 60.0% | volatile |
| 191 | Bulgaria | -0.3785 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 84.8% | volatile |
| 192 | Turkmenistan | -0.3929 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 118.4% | volatile |
| 193 | Belgium | -0.4194 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 224.2% | volatile |
| 194 | Sweden | -0.4341 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 387.3% | volatile |
| 195 | Tajikistan | -0.4492 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 148.6% | volatile |
| 196 | North Macedonia | -0.4773 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 13.6% | volatile |
| 197 | Georgia | -0.5034 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 124.0% | volatile |
| 198 | Afghanistan | -0.5142 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 4,773.7% | volatile |
| 199 | Japan | -0.6041 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 127.9% | volatile |
| 200 | Uzbekistan | -0.7257 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 4.1% | volatile |
| 201 | Belarus | -0.7413 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 23.1% | volatile |
| 202 | Reunion | -0.7558 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 174.5% | volatile |
| 203 | Suriname | -0.7889 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 105.8% | volatile |
| 204 | Guadeloupe | -0.9715 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 45.8% | volatile |
| 205 | South Korea | -1.01 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 6.4% | volatile |
| 206 | Moldova | -1.01 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 2,594.9% | volatile |
| 207 | Samoa | -1.17 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 109.8% | volatile |
| 208 | Slovakia | -1.3 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 26.4% | volatile |
| 209 | Lithuania | -1.32 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 176.0% | volatile |
| 210 | French Polynesia | -1.61 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 6.2% | volatile |
| 211 | Jordan | -1.82 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 262.7% | volatile |
| 212 | Serbia | -2.1 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 354.8% | volatile |
| 213 | Kyrgyzstan | -2.25 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 589.2% | volatile |
| 214 | Argentina | -2.28 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 57.7% | volatile |
| 215 | Mayotte | -2.29 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 216 | United Kingdom | -2.33 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 685.9% | volatile |
| 217 | Benin | -2.86 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 150.0% | volatile |
| 218 | Colombia | -3.06 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 159.4% | volatile |
| 219 | Isle of Man | -3.24 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 411.1% | volatile |
| 220 | Ireland | -3.66 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 196.0% | volatile |
| 221 | Mongolia | -4.05 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 12,049.2% | volatile |
| 222 | Rwanda | -4.63 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 531.7% | volatile |
| 223 | Thailand | -4.78 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 25,496.5% | volatile |
| 224 | Malta | -5.25 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 671.9% | volatile |
| 225 | Spain | -7.09 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 815.0% | volatile |
| 226 | Albania | -8.01 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 587.6% | volatile |
| 227 | 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.
- OECD (FAO) -0.261 % change on previous year
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Agricultural land use. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Agricultural land use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Agricultural land use. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.