Arable land (hectares), annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Arable land (hectares). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
199
Highest
31.45 % change on previous year
Lesotho
Lowest
-6.41 % change on previous year
Malta
Median
0 % change on previous year
Years covered
62
1962–2023
Data points
11,665
What the numbers show
Arable land (hectares), annual growth rate is currently reported for 199 countries. The highest value is 31.45 % change on previous year in Lesotho; the lowest is -6.41 % change on previous year in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 % change on previous year, and the mean is 0.3907 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 60 countries rose and 78 fell. The largest increase was in Turkey (up 2,271.8%), and the largest decrease in Malta (down 1,823.1%).
Arable land (hectares), annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lesotho | 31.45 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 366.4% | volatile |
| 2 | South Korea | 10.3 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 694.1% | volatile |
| 3 | Chile | 8.48 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 156.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Guinea | 8.11 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 295.7% | volatile |
| 5 | Cote d'Ivoire | 6.52 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 60.9% | volatile |
| 6 | American Samoa | 6.19 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 444.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Morocco | 6.14 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 510.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Suriname | 5.93 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 61.5% | volatile |
| 9 | Ecuador | 5.54 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 38.1% | volatile |
| 10 | Oman | 5.47 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 53.9% | volatile |
| 11 | Uruguay | 3.98 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 41.9% | volatile |
| 12 | South Sudan | 3.95 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 348.2% | volatile |
| 13 | Colombia | 3.94 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 151.4% | volatile |
| 14 | Dominican Republic | 3.45 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 308.2% | volatile |
| 15 | Cyprus | 3.22 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 145.5% | volatile |
| 16 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 2.73 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Maldives | 2.56 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Romania | 2.39 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 503.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Burundi | 2.14 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 18.5% | volatile |
| 20 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.93 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Czechia | 1.81 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 356.6% | volatile |
| 22 | Croatia | 1.76 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 153.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Bhutan | 1.52 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 24 | Israel | 1.08 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 135.4% | volatile |
| 25 | Mongolia | 0.7286 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 130.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Jordan | 0.6826 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 89.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Tajikistan | 0.6676 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 84.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Estonia | 0.5658 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 79.9% | volatile |
| 29 | Montenegro | 0.5556 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.6% | volatile |
| 30 | Bulgaria | 0.5349 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 89.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Netherlands | 0.498 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 81.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Lithuania | 0.4624 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 65.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Afghanistan | 0.4609 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 818.2% | volatile |
| 34 | Poland | 0.3314 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 127.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Turkey | 0.3166 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 2,271.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Moldova | 0.268 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 143.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Latvia | 0.2211 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 91.3% | volatile |
| 38 | Denmark | 0.2119 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 149.3% | volatile |
| 39 | Germany | 0.2059 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 42.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Myanmar | 0.1574 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 19.4% | volatile |
| 41 | Finland | 0.1339 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 112.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Serbia | 0.1154 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 89.5% | volatile |
| 43 | Pakistan | 0.0992 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 87.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Austria | 0.0901 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 201.8% | volatile |
| 45 | United Kingdom | 0.0427 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 95.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Syria | 0.0227 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 135.3% | volatile |
| 47 | Uzbekistan | 0.0124 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 101.3% | volatile |
| 48 | United States | 0.0066 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 98.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Indonesia | 0.0051 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 110.8% | volatile |
| 50 | Angola | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 50 | United Arab Emirates | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 50 | Benin | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Burkina Faso | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Bahrain | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 50 | Bahamas | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 50 | Belize | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 50 | Bermuda | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 50 | Bolivia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Brazil | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Barbados | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Brunei | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 50 | Botswana | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Central African Republic | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 50 | Cameroon | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 50 | Congo | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Cape Verde | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 50 | Costa Rica | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 50 | Cuba | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Djibouti | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 50 | Dominica | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 50 | Algeria | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Egypt | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Eritrea | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 50 | Ethiopia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Fiji | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Faroe Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 50 | Micronesia (country) | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 50 | Gabon | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 50 | Ghana | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Gambia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 50 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 50 | Greece | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Grenada | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 50 | Guatemala | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Guam | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 50 | Guyana | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 50 | Hong Kong | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 50 | Honduras | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 50 | Haiti | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 50 | Iran | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Iraq | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Iceland | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 50 | Italy | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Jamaica | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 50 | Kazakhstan | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Kenya | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Cambodia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 50 | Kuwait | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Laos | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Liberia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 50 | Libya | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 50 | Saint Lucia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 50 | Liechtenstein | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Sri Lanka | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 50 | Madagascar | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 50 | North Macedonia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Mali | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 50 | Mozambique | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 50 | Mauritania | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 50 | Mauritius | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Malawi | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Namibia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 50 | New Caledonia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Niger | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Nigeria | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Nicaragua | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 50 | Nepal | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Panama | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 50 | Peru | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Philippines | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Papua New Guinea | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 50 | Puerto Rico | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 50 | North Korea | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 50 | Palestine | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 50 | French Polynesia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 50 | Qatar | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Russia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 50 | Saudi Arabia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Sudan | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Senegal | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 50 | Singapore | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Solomon Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 50 | Sierra Leone | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 50 | El Salvador | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 50 | San Marino | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 50 | Somalia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 50 | Eswatini | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 50 | Seychelles | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Chad | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Togo | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 50 | East Timor | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Tonga | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 50 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 50 | Tunisia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Tanzania | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Uganda | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 50 | Ukraine | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 50 | Venezuela | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 50 | British Virgin Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 50 | United States Virgin Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 50 | Vanuatu | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 50 | Yemen | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 50 | South Africa | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 50 | Zambia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Paraguay | -0.0053 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.3% | volatile |
| 169 | Azerbaijan | -0.0096 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.6% | volatile |
| 170 | Switzerland | -0.0449 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 55.9% | volatile |
| 171 | Belgium | -0.0459 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 102.8% | volatile |
| 172 | Zimbabwe | -0.0751 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 0.8% | volatile |
| 173 | Sweden | -0.0791 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 60.4% | volatile |
| 174 | Slovenia | -0.0894 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 113.0% | volatile |
| 175 | India | -0.1032 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 55.4% | volatile |
| 176 | Thailand | -0.1142 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 48.8% | volatile |
| 177 | China | -0.1234 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 84.8% | volatile |
| 178 | Norway | -0.1244 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 75.4% | volatile |
| 179 | Armenia | -0.2552 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 472.2% | volatile |
| 180 | Hungary | -0.3252 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 82.3% | volatile |
| 181 | Vietnam | -0.3631 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 208.1% | volatile |
| 182 | Bangladesh | -0.4711 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 73.0% | volatile |
| 183 | Canada | -0.5085 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 176.7% | volatile |
| 184 | France | -0.5368 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 508.9% | volatile |
| 185 | Japan | -0.5411 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 187.2% | volatile |
| 186 | Portugal | -0.5679 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 143.4% | volatile |
| 187 | Belarus | -0.6814 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 199.8% | volatile |
| 188 | Australia | -0.8805 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 33.1% | volatile |
| 189 | Luxembourg | -1.07 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 511.0% | volatile |
| 190 | Turkmenistan | -1.17 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 133.0% | volatile |
| 191 | Slovakia | -1.21 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 45.2% | volatile |
| 192 | Albania | -1.24 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 283.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Ireland | -1.57 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 11.6% | volatile |
| 194 | Spain | -1.66 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 46.4% | volatile |
| 195 | Lebanon | -1.66 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 196 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -1.86 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 410.4% | volatile |
| 197 | Andorra | -2.02 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 130.7% | volatile |
| 198 | New Zealand | -2.44 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 132.7% | volatile |
| 199 | Mexico | -2.64 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 877.5% | volatile |
| 200 | Isle of Man | -2.74 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 247.2% | volatile |
| 201 | Georgia | -3.8 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 130.7% | volatile |
| 202 | Malaysia | -4.97 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 34.3% | volatile |
| 203 | Samoa | -5.14 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 125.7% | volatile |
| 204 | Argentina | -6.29 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 976.4% | volatile |
| 205 | Rwanda | -6.41 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 404.5% | volatile |
| 206 | Malta | -6.41 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1,823.1% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Arable land (hectares). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Arable 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 Arable land (hectares). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.