Land area in square kilometers, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Land area in square kilometers. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
What the numbers show
Land area in square kilometers, 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 in square kilometers, 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 | 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 | Morocco | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Mauritius | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Netherlands | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Macao | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 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 | Latvia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Paraguay | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Serbia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Samoa | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Vietnam | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 9 | United States | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Ukraine | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Uganda | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Tajikistan | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Chad | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Syria | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Slovakia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Portugal | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 9 | El Salvador | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Singapore | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Russia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Romania | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Qatar | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 9 | French Polynesia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Palestine | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Sri Lanka | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Chile | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Faroe Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Ethiopia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Estonia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Eritrea | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Ecuador | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Dominican Republic | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Cuba | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 9 | China | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 9 | South Korea | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Switzerland | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Canada | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Bhutan | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Bulgaria | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Belgium | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Azerbaijan | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Australia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Iraq | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Kenya | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Jordan | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Italy | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Iceland | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Ghana | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Iran | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Indonesia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Hungary | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Croatia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Hong Kong | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Guyana | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Greenland | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 207 | Uzbekistan | -0.0005 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 82.0% | volatile |
| 208 | Sweden | -0.0025 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 209 | Spain | -0.0034 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 210 | Belarus | -0.0034 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 177.7% | volatile |
| 211 | Czechia | -0.0057 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 56.0% | volatile |
| 212 | Lithuania | -0.0064 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 500.4% | volatile |
| 213 | Slovenia | -0.0094 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 214 | Bangladesh | -0.215 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 215 | Maldives | -0.6667 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Land area in square kilometers. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Land area in square kilometers Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Land area in square kilometers. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.