Land area (sq. km), annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Land area (sq. km). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
81
Highest
1.27 % change on previous year
Bahrain
Lowest
-0.6667 % change on previous year
Maldives
Median
0 % change on previous year
Years covered
62
1962–2023
Data points
15,106
What the numbers show
Land area (sq. km), annual growth rate is currently reported for 81 countries. The highest value is 1.27 % change on previous year in Bahrain; the lowest is -0.6667 % change on previous year in Maldives.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 % change on previous year, and the mean is 0.0083 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 11 fell. The largest increase was in Poland (up 1,900.8%), and the largest decrease in Lithuania (down 500.4%).
Land area (sq. km), annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bahrain | 1.27 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Moldova | 0.1521 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 149.8% | volatile |
| 3 | Mongolia | 0.0636 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Poland | 0.0588 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,900.8% | volatile |
| 5 | Germany | 0.02 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 79.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Japan | 0.0189 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 7 | Finland | 0.0039 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Armenia | 0.0039 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Australia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Azerbaijan | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Belgium | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Bulgaria | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Bhutan | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Canada | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Switzerland | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Chile | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 9 | China | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Cuba | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Dominican Republic | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Ecuador | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Eritrea | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Estonia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Ethiopia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Faroe Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Ghana | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Greenland | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Guyana | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Hong Kong | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Croatia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Hungary | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Indonesia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Iran | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Iraq | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Iceland | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Italy | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Jordan | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Kenya | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 9 | South Korea | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Sri Lanka | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Latvia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Macao | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Morocco | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Monaco | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Madagascar | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 9 | North Macedonia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Myanmar | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Mauritius | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Netherlands | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Norway | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Nepal | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Panama | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Philippines | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Portugal | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Paraguay | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Palestine | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 9 | French Polynesia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Qatar | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Romania | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Russia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Singapore | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 9 | El Salvador | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Serbia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Slovakia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Syria | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Chad | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Tajikistan | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Uganda | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Ukraine | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 9 | United States | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Vietnam | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Samoa | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 208 | Uzbekistan | -0.0005 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 82.0% | volatile |
| 209 | Sweden | -0.0025 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 210 | Spain | -0.0034 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 211 | Belarus | -0.0034 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 177.7% | volatile |
| 212 | Czechia | -0.0057 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 56.0% | volatile |
| 213 | Lithuania | -0.0064 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 500.4% | volatile |
| 214 | Slovenia | -0.0094 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 215 | Bangladesh | -0.215 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 216 | Maldives | -0.6667 % 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 0.0154 % change on previous year
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 0.0063 % change on previous year
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 0.0062 % change on previous year
- European Union 0.0055 % change on previous year
- East Asia & Pacific 0.0045 % change on previous year
- Late-demographic dividend 0.0029 % change on previous year
- Upper middle income 0.0025 % change on previous year
- Euro area 0.0021 % change on previous year
- IBRD only 0.0017 % change on previous year
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 0.0013 % change on previous year
- Middle income 0.0011 % change on previous year
- Europe & Central Asia 0.0011 % change on previous year
- IDA & IBRD total 0.0009 % change on previous year
- Low & middle income 0.0009 % change on previous year
- OECD members 0.0008 % change on previous year
- World 0.0008 % change on previous year
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 0.0007 % change on previous year
- High income 0.0006 % change on previous year
- Post-demographic dividend 0.0003 % change on previous year
- Africa Eastern and Southern 0 % change on previous year
- Africa Western and Central 0 % change on previous year
- Arab World 0 % change on previous year
- Caribbean Small States 0 % change on previous year
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 0 % change on previous year
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 0 % change on previous year
- Latin America & Caribbean 0 % change on previous year
- Low income 0 % change on previous year
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 0 % change on previous year
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 0 % change on previous year
- North America 0 % change on previous year
- Pre-demographic dividend 0 % change on previous year
- Pacific island small states 0 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 0 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa 0 % change on previous year
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 0 % change on previous year
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 0 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 0 % change on previous year
- IDA blend -0.0002 % change on previous year
- Small states -0.0003 % change on previous year
- Early-demographic dividend -0.0006 % change on previous year
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Land area (sq. km). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Land area FAOSTAT, 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 Land area (sq. km). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.