Land area in hectares, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Land area in hectares. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
86
Highest
1.43 % change on previous year
Wallis and Futuna
Lowest
-0.6667 % change on previous year
Maldives
Median
0 % change on previous year
Years covered
62
1962–2023
Data points
13,397
What the numbers show
Land area in hectares, annual growth rate is currently reported for 86 countries. The highest value is 1.43 % change on previous year in Wallis and Futuna; 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 0.0245 % 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 12 fell. The largest increase was in Poland (up 1,900.8%), and the largest decrease in Lithuania (down 500.4%).
Land area in hectares, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wallis and Futuna | 1.43 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Bahrain | 1.27 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Republic of Moldova | 0.1521 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 149.8% | volatile |
| 4 | Mongolia | 0.0636 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 5 | Poland | 0.0588 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,900.8% | volatile |
| 6 | Germany | 0.02 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 79.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Japan | 0.0189 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Finland | 0.0039 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Armenia | 0.0039 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 10 | Paraguay | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 10 | Palestine, State of | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 10 | Portugal | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 10 | French Guiana | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 10 | Philippines | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 10 | Panama | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 10 | Nepal | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 10 | Norway | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Netherlands | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Mauritius | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 10 | Guadeloupe | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 10 | Mayotte | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 10 | Myanmar | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 10 | North Macedonia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 10 | Madagascar | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Réunion | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Monaco | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 10 | Serbia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 10 | United States of America | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 10 | Ukraine | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 10 | Uganda | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 10 | Tajikistan | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 10 | Chad | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 10 | Samoa | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 10 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 10 | Slovakia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 10 | Viet Nam | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 10 | El Salvador | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 10 | Singapore | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Russian Federation | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 10 | Macau, China | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Romania | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Qatar | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 10 | French Polynesia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 10 | China | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 10 | Ghana | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 10 | Faroe Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 10 | Morocco | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 10 | Estonia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Eritrea | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Ecuador | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 10 | Dominican Republic | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 10 | Cuba | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Ethiopia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Chile | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 10 | Switzerland | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Canada | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 10 | Bhutan | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 10 | Bulgaria | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 10 | Belgium | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 10 | Azerbaijan | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Australia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 10 | Iceland | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 10 | Latvia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 10 | Sri Lanka | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 10 | Korea | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 10 | Kenya | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 10 | Jordan | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 10 | Italy | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 10 | Greenland | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 10 | Iraq | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 10 | Indonesia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 10 | Hungary | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 10 | Croatia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 10 | Hong Kong, China | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 10 | Guyana | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 230 | Uzbekistan | -0.0005 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 82.0% | volatile |
| 231 | Sweden | -0.0025 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 232 | Spain | -0.0034 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 233 | Belarus | -0.0034 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 177.7% | volatile |
| 234 | Czechia | -0.0057 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 56.0% | volatile |
| 235 | Lithuania | -0.0064 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 500.4% | volatile |
| 236 | Slovenia | -0.0094 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 237 | Bangladesh | -0.215 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 238 | 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.
- OECD (FAO) 0.0009 % change on previous year
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Land area in hectares. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Land area in hectares Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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 in hectares. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.