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

Change in Surface 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

Faroe Islands rose the most: by 828.4%, from 1,396 km² to 12,960 km² in the five years to 2024. France is second (+10.4%), followed by St. Martin (French part) (+6%). 49 countries rose over that period; the median change among them was +0.149%.

#1
Faroe Islands · +828.4%
Median
+0.149%
Coverage
49 countries
Data year
2024
Last updated
2026-11-14
Top 10: 5-year change (%)Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Faroe Islands 828.4; 2. France 10.4; 3. St. Martin (French part) 6; 4. Naoero 5; 5. Bahrain 2.17; 6. San Marino 2; 7. Kenya 2; 8. French Polynesia 1.44; 9. Singapore 1.32; 10. Qatar 1.28.Faroe Islands828.4France10.4St. Martin (French part)6Naoero5Bahrain2.17San Marino2Kenya2French Polynesia1.44Singapore1.32Qatar1.28
Top 10: 5-year change (%). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Faroe Islands 828.4; 2. France 10.4; 3. St. Martin (French part) 6; 4. Naoero 5; 5. Bahrain 2.17; 6. San Marino 2; 7. Kenya 2; 8. French Polynesia 1.44; 9. Singapore 1.32; 10. Qatar 1.28.

Full ranking

Countries With the Fastest Growth in Surface area (5-Year Change), 2024
RankCountryFromTo5-year change (%)
1Faroe Islands1,39612,960+828.4%
2France549,090606,410+10.4%
3St. Martin (French part)5053+6%
4Naoero2021+5%
5Bahrain783800+2.17%
6San Marino6061.2+2%
7Kenya580,370591,970+2%
8French Polynesia3,4713,521+1.44%
9Singapore726735.6+1.32%
10Qatar11,49011,637+1.28%
11Macao SAR, China32.933.3+1.22%
12Grenada340344+1.18%
13Madagascar587,300591,900+0.783%
14British Virgin Islands150151+0.667%
15Marshall Islands180181+0.556%
16Montenegro13,81013,883+0.529%
17Comoros1,8611,870+0.467%
18Isle of Man570572.4+0.419%
19Poland312,690313,940+0.4%
20St. Kitts and Nevis260261+0.385%
21Fiji18,27018,333+0.345%
22Barbados430431+0.233%
23Guam540541+0.185%
24Russian Federation17,098,00017,125,000+0.158%
25Mauritius2,0072,010+0.149%
26Serbia88,36088,490+0.147%
27Micronesia, Fed. Sts.700701+0.143%
28Dominica750751+0.133%
29Kiribati810811+0.123%
30Malaysia330,240330,530+0.088%
31West Bank and Gaza6,0206,025+0.083%
32Mali1,240,2001,241,200+0.081%
33Antigua and Barbuda440440.3+0.068%
34Korea, Rep.100,400100,460+0.06%
35South Africa1,219,1001,219,600+0.041%
36Germany357,580357,680+0.028%
37Eswatini17,36017,364+0.023%
38Lebanon10,45010,452+0.019%
39Belarus207,600207,630+0.014%
40Burundi27,83027,834+0.014%
41North Macedonia25,71025,713+0.012%
42Jamaica10,99010,991+0.0091%
43Viet Nam331,310331,340+0.0091%
44Finland338,460338,490+0.0089%
45Equatorial Guinea28,05028,052+0.0071%
46Spain505,950505,980+0.0059%
47Ghana238,530238,540+0.0042%
48Afghanistan652,860652,870+0.0015%
49Czechia78,87078,871+0.0013%

About the top 10

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Source and method

Change in Surface 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.SRF.TOTL.K2. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved: 2026-11-14.

The World Bank: Surface area (sq. km): FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (via World Development Indicators)

Original data provider, as recorded by the World Bank: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: 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.