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Countries With the Fastest Growth in Land area (5-Year Change)

Change in Land area over the five years to each country's latest year, as a percentage of the earlier value. Only countries that rose are listed. Source: The World Bank (CC BY 4.0).

Summary

Guyana rose the most: by 7.26%, from 196,850 km² to 211,140 km² in the five years to 2024. St. Martin (French part) is second (+6%), followed by Naoero (+5%). 36 countries rose over that period; the median change among them was +0.365%.

#1
Guyana · +7.26%
Median
+0.365%
Coverage
36 countries
Data year
2024
Last updated
2026-11-14
Top 10: 5-year change (%)Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Guyana 7.26; 2. St. Martin (French part) 6; 3. Naoero 5; 4. Monaco 4.2; 5. Bahrain 2.56; 6. San Marino 2; 7. New Caledonia 1.62; 8. French Polynesia 1.44; 9. Singapore 1.33; 10. Macao SAR, China 1.22.Guyana7.26St. Martin (French part)6Naoero5Monaco4.2Bahrain2.56San Marino2New Caledonia1.62French Polynesia1.44Singapore1.33Macao SAR, China1.22
Top 10: 5-year change (%). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Guyana 7.26; 2. St. Martin (French part) 6; 3. Naoero 5; 4. Monaco 4.2; 5. Bahrain 2.56; 6. San Marino 2; 7. New Caledonia 1.62; 8. French Polynesia 1.44; 9. Singapore 1.33; 10. Macao SAR, China 1.22.

Full ranking

Countries With the Fastest Growth in Land area (5-Year Change), 2024
RankCountryFromTo5-year change (%)
1Guyana196,850211,140+7.26%
2St. Martin (French part)5053+6%
3Naoero2021+5%
4Monaco22.08+4.2%
5Bahrain780800+2.56%
6San Marino6061.2+2%
7New Caledonia18,28018,576+1.62%
8French Polynesia3,4713,521+1.44%
9Singapore715.3724.8+1.33%
10Macao SAR, China32.933.3+1.22%
11Grenada340344+1.18%
12Indonesia1,877,5001,892,400+0.794%
13British Virgin Islands150151+0.667%
14Marshall Islands180181+0.556%
15Comoros1,8611,870+0.467%
16Bolivia1,083,3001,088,000+0.434%
17Isle of Man570572.4+0.419%
18St. Kitts and Nevis260261+0.385%
19Fiji18,27018,333+0.345%
20Kenya578,920580,880+0.339%
21Barbados430431+0.233%
22Guam540541+0.185%
23Serbia87,46087,589+0.147%
24Micronesia, Fed. Sts.700701+0.143%
25Moldova32,88632,930+0.134%
26Dominica750751+0.133%
27Kiribati810811+0.123%
28West Bank and Gaza6,0206,025+0.083%
29Mongolia1,557,3001,558,500+0.077%
30Antigua and Barbuda440440.3+0.068%
31Spain499,570499,690+0.024%
32Finland303,930304,000+0.023%
33Germany349,390349,430+0.011%
34Equatorial Guinea28,05028,052+0.0071%
35Belarus202,970202,980+0.0049%
36Latvia62,22762,230+0.0048%

About the top 10

#10 Macao SAR, China

Macao SAR, China ranks #10 on this list with +1.22%.

Continent
Asia
Income group
High income
Population
685,900 people (2025)
GDP
US$52.06 billion (2025)
GDP per person
US$75,902 (2025)
Life expectancy
83.3 years (2024)
Urban population
100% of population (2025)
International tourist arrivals
5.9 million arrivals (2020)

Also ranks #1 in population density · #2 in school enrolment (tertiary) · #2 in services value added share of gdp.

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Source and method

Change in Land area over the five years to each country's latest year, as a percentage of the earlier value. Only countries that rose are listed.

Source: The World Bank, indicator AG.LND.TOTL.K2. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved: 2026-11-14.

The World Bank: Land area (sq. km): FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (via World Development Indicators)

Original data provider, as recorded by the World Bank: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

Values are shown as published (changes are computed from the published values). Provider terms: The World Bank. All licences: Sources & licences.