FAO projections of arable land, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in FAO projections of arable land. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
220
Highest
231.72 % change on previous year
Mayotte
Lowest
-6.14 % change on previous year
Argentina
Median
0 % change on previous year
Years covered
62
1962–2023
Data points
12,790
What the numbers show
FAO projections of arable land, annual growth rate is currently reported for 220 countries. The highest value is 231.72 % change on previous year in Mayotte; the lowest is -6.14 % change on previous year in Argentina.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 % change on previous year, and the mean is 1.37 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 38.
Over the past decade 59 countries rose and 95 fell. The largest increase was in Afghanistan (up 1,697.3%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 2,770.2%).
FAO projections of arable land, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mayotte | 231.72 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Lesotho | 30.99 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 366.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Sri Lanka | 8.22 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Côte d'Ivoire | 6.36 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 9.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Cyprus | 5.06 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 179.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Morocco | 4.99 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 157.8% | volatile |
| 7 | Oman | 4.74 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 180.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Suriname | 4.59 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 70.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Guinea | 4.51 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 148.8% | volatile |
| 10 | Uruguay | 3.9 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 41.9% | volatile |
| 11 | South Sudan | 3.81 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 394.3% | volatile |
| 12 | French Guiana | 3.76 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 66.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Chile | 3.25 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 16.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Bhutan | 3.17 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Ecuador | 2.95 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 43.5% | volatile |
| 16 | Djibouti | 2.63 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 17 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 2.43 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 43.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Montenegro | 2.43 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 102.6% | volatile |
| 19 | Romania | 2.42 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 499.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Colombia | 2.29 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,684.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Dominican Republic | 2.13 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 77.8% | volatile |
| 22 | American Samoa | 2.07 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 81.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Solomon Islands | 1.91 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 90.1% | volatile |
| 24 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1.73 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 68.8% | volatile |
| 25 | Burundi | 1.69 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 14.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Croatia | 1.61 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 143.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Czechia | 1.51 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 447.5% | volatile |
| 28 | Central African Republic | 1.35 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 350.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.18 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 30 | Afghanistan | 0.8074 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,697.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Mongolia | 0.7868 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 133.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Philippines | 0.7397 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 107.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Uzbekistan | 0.6873 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 190.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Israel | 0.5666 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 137.1% | volatile |
| 35 | Indonesia | 0.5105 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 58.6% | volatile |
| 36 | Nigeria | 0.4789 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 166.2% | volatile |
| 37 | Portugal | 0.4568 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 70.5% | volatile |
| 38 | Estonia | 0.4213 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 80.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Iraq | 0.415 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 94.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Bulgaria | 0.4041 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 89.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Türkiye | 0.3685 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 447.9% | volatile |
| 42 | Serbia | 0.3563 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 65.8% | volatile |
| 43 | Kenya | 0.3377 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 66.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Lithuania | 0.3307 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 75.3% | volatile |
| 45 | Netherlands | 0.2879 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 89.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Cameroon | 0.2665 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Latvia | 0.2195 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 91.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Mozambique | 0.2154 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 61.3% | volatile |
| 49 | Algeria | 0.2148 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 285.3% | volatile |
| 50 | Cambodia | 0.2024 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 84.8% | volatile |
| 51 | Slovenia | 0.1932 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 71.5% | volatile |
| 52 | Germany | 0.1771 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 49.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Russian Federation | 0.1677 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 54 | Denmark | 0.1673 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 54.9% | volatile |
| 55 | Burkina Faso | 0.1663 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 94.6% | volatile |
| 56 | United Arab Emirates | 0.1553 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 95.6% | volatile |
| 57 | Pakistan | 0.1551 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 77.8% | volatile |
| 58 | Myanmar | 0.1384 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 56.6% | volatile |
| 59 | Italy | 0.1367 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 102.8% | volatile |
| 60 | Finland | 0.1336 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 111.8% | volatile |
| 61 | Republic of Moldova | 0.0937 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1.2% | volatile |
| 62 | India | 0.0547 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 3.5% | volatile |
| 63 | Mali | 0.0472 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 98.3% | volatile |
| 64 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.0314 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 96.2% | volatile |
| 65 | Switzerland | 0.0187 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 45.5% | volatile |
| 66 | Somalia | 0.0177 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 67 | Congo | 0.0154 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 68 | Poland | 0.0087 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.8% | volatile |
| 69 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 0.0039 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Angola | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Bahrain | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Bahamas | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Belize | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Bermuda | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Brazil | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Barbados | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Brunei Darussalam | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Botswana | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 70 | China | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Comoros | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Cape Verde | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Costa Rica | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Cuba | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Dominica | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Egypt | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Eritrea | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Ethiopia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Fiji | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Faroe Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Gabon | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Ghana | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Gambia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Greece | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Grenada | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Guatemala | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Guam | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Guyana | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Hong Kong, China | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Honduras | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Haiti | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Iceland | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Jamaica | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Kazakhstan | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Kiribati | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Kuwait | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Liberia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Libya | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Saint Lucia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Liechtenstein | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Madagascar | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Maldives | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Marshall Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 70 | North Macedonia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Mauritania | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Malawi | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Namibia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 70 | New Caledonia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Nicaragua | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Naoero | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Peru | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Papua New Guinea | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Puerto Rico | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Paraguay | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Palestine, State of | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 70 | French Polynesia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Qatar | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Saudi Arabia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Sudan | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Senegal | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Singapore | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Sierra Leone | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 70 | El Salvador | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 70 | San Marino | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Eswatini | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Seychelles | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Togo | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Thailand | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Timor-Leste | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Tonga | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Tunisia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Tuvalu | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Uganda | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Ukraine | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 70 | United States of America | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 70 | British Virgin Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 70 | United States Virgin Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Vanuatu | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Yemen | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 70 | South Africa | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Zambia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Western Sahara | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Cook Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Montserrat | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Niue | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Saint Helena | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Tokelau | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 70 | USSR | 0 % change on previous year | 1991 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Wallis and Futuna | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Netherlands Antilles | 0 % change on previous year | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 177 | Kyrgyzstan | -0.0015 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.8% | volatile |
| 178 | Niger | -0.0034 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.1% | volatile |
| 179 | Chad | -0.0131 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.2% | volatile |
| 180 | Austria | -0.0137 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 82.3% | volatile |
| 181 | Azerbaijan | -0.0169 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 101.3% | volatile |
| 182 | Nepal | -0.0205 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 98.5% | volatile |
| 183 | Mauritius | -0.0539 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 95.7% | volatile |
| 184 | Zimbabwe | -0.057 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 185 | Sweden | -0.079 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 36.3% | volatile |
| 186 | Armenia | -0.1052 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 166.4% | volatile |
| 187 | Norway | -0.1239 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 81.8% | volatile |
| 188 | Chinese Taipei | -0.1282 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 65.7% | volatile |
| 189 | Belgium | -0.1353 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 108.4% | volatile |
| 190 | Equatorial Guinea | -0.2 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 191 | Viet Nam | -0.2056 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 135.1% | volatile |
| 192 | Hungary | -0.2462 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 86.1% | volatile |
| 193 | Bangladesh | -0.3172 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 125.2% | volatile |
| 194 | Martinique | -0.4785 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 120.9% | volatile |
| 195 | Malaysia | -0.495 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 116.2% | volatile |
| 196 | Canada | -0.5244 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 179.4% | volatile |
| 197 | France | -0.5299 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 711.9% | volatile |
| 198 | Panama | -0.5789 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 56.9% | volatile |
| 199 | Japan | -0.6474 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 167.7% | volatile |
| 200 | Belarus | -0.7496 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 215.6% | volatile |
| 201 | Lebanon | -0.8214 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 206.0% | volatile |
| 202 | Australia | -0.8698 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 27.2% | volatile |
| 203 | Luxembourg | -1 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 328.8% | volatile |
| 204 | Spain | -1.02 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 56.0% | volatile |
| 205 | Réunion | -1.05 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 502.7% | volatile |
| 206 | Korea | -1.05 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 4.7% | volatile |
| 207 | Turkmenistan | -1.14 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 132.8% | volatile |
| 208 | Albania | -1.15 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 2,770.2% | volatile |
| 209 | Slovakia | -1.19 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 44.0% | volatile |
| 210 | Ireland | -1.34 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 24.3% | volatile |
| 211 | Samoa | -1.35 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 111.4% | volatile |
| 212 | Mexico | -1.45 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 95.9% | volatile |
| 213 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -1.55 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 345.7% | volatile |
| 214 | Guadeloupe | -2 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 215 | Andorra | -2.04 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 131.0% | volatile |
| 216 | New Zealand | -2.15 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 133.2% | volatile |
| 217 | Tajikistan | -2.7 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 174.7% | volatile |
| 218 | Georgia | -2.7 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 126.4% | volatile |
| 219 | Isle of Man | -2.74 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 247.2% | volatile |
| 220 | Benin | -3.23 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 148.2% | volatile |
| 221 | Jordan | -4.4 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 214.0% | volatile |
| 222 | Malta | -5.25 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 671.9% | volatile |
| 223 | Rwanda | -5.75 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 441.6% | volatile |
| 224 | Argentina | -6.14 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 976.9% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- OECD (FAO) -0.2474 % change on previous year
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in FAO projections of arable land. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- FAO projections of arable land 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 FAO projections of arable land. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.