Land area (sq. km), annual growth rate in World
World: Land area (sq. km), annual growth rate was 0.0008 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Land area (sq. km), annual growth rate in World, 1962–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area (sq. km), annual growth rate in World is 0.0008 % change on previous year, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 102.7% on the previous year and up 150.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area (sq. km), annual growth rate in World peaked at 20.76 % change on previous year in 1992 and was at its lowest, -0.1239 % change on previous year, in 2021.
World ranks 16th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land area (sq. km), annual growth rate in World, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1964 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1965 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1966 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1967 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1968 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1969 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1970 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1971 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1973 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1974 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1975 | -0.001 % change on previous year | — |
| 1976 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1977 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1978 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1979 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1980 | -0.001 % change on previous year | — |
| 1981 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1982 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1983 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1984 | -0.001 % change on previous year | — |
| 1985 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1986 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1987 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1988 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1989 | -0.001 % change on previous year | — |
| 1990 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0019 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 20.76 % change on previous year | +1081524.7% |
| 1993 | 0.971 % change on previous year | -95.3% |
| 1994 | -0.0094 % change on previous year | -101.0% |
| 1995 | -0.0016 % change on previous year | -83.3% |
| 1996 | -0.0008 % change on previous year | -50.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0543 % change on previous year | -7000.1% |
| 1998 | -0.0205 % change on previous year | -137.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0055 % change on previous year | -126.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0724 % change on previous year | +1214.2% |
| 2001 | -0.0008 % change on previous year | -101.1% |
| 2002 | -0.0016 % change on previous year | +100.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0047 % change on previous year | -400.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1156 % change on previous year | +2349.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0024 % change on previous year | -98.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0785 % change on previous year | +3233.3% |
| 2007 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2008 | -0.0126 % change on previous year | — |
| 2009 | -0.0016 % change on previous year | -87.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0024 % change on previous year | -250.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0008 % change on previous year | -66.7% |
| 2012 | 1.96 % change on previous year | +249898.1% |
| 2013 | -0.0015 % change on previous year | -100.1% |
| 2014 | -0.0023 % change on previous year | +50.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0046 % change on previous year | -300.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0092 % change on previous year | +100.0% |
| 2017 | -0.0038 % change on previous year | -141.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0023 % change on previous year | -160.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0015 % change on previous year | -33.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0092 % change on previous year | +500.0% |
| 2021 | -0.1239 % change on previous year | -1441.5% |
| 2022 | -0.0285 % change on previous year | -77.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0008 % change on previous year | -102.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land area (sq. km), annual growth rate in World changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +1081524.7% | 0.0019 % change on previous year | 20.76 % change on previous year |
| 2012 | +249898.1% | 0.0008 % change on previous year | 1.96 % change on previous year |
| 1997 | +7000.1% | -0.0008 % change on previous year | 0.0543 % change on previous year |
| 2006 | +3233.3% | 0.0024 % change on previous year | 0.0785 % change on previous year |
| 2004 | +2349.9% | 0.0047 % change on previous year | 0.1156 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | -0.0001 % change on previous year | -0.001 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.0003 % change on previous year | -0.001 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.18 % change on previous year | -0.0205 % change on previous year | 20.76 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0257 % change on previous year | -0.0126 % change on previous year | 0.1156 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1975 % change on previous year | -0.0038 % change on previous year | 1.96 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.0356 % change on previous year | -0.1239 % change on previous year | 0.0092 % change on previous year | 4 |
More agriculture & rural data for World
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0401 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 577.68 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2984 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4217 units per person (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Rural population 42.2% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area (sq. km), annual growth rate in World?
- Land area (sq. km), annual growth rate in World was 0.0008 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area (sq. km), annual growth rate recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 20.76 % change on previous year in 1992.
- What is the lowest land area (sq. km), annual growth rate recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1239 % change on previous year in 2021.
- How does World rank for land area (sq. km), annual growth rate?
- World ranks 16th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is land area (sq. km), annual growth rate rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 150.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this World data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land area (sq. km), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.