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Percentage Growth in FA Categories, 2008–2019, Legend:

Considerably above average, Above average, Average

Below average , Considerably below average, Disastrous

Featured Article Category as of Feb 23,
2008
Sep 16,
2008
Sep 16,
2010
Dec 1,
2011
Jan 1,
2015
Jan 1,
2020
Pct chg
Feb 2008
to 2011
Pct chg
Feb 2008
to 2020
Art, architecture and archaeology 65 72 117 128 175 271 97% 317%
Awards, decorations and vexillology 24 26 28 27 26 24 1.3% 0%
Biology 130 155 261 326 456 625 151% 381%
Business, economics and finance 16 19 22 44 73 116 175% 625%
Chemistry and mineralogy 29 31 34 37 40 46 28% 59%
Computing 17 17 17 18 16 14 5.9% −18%
Culture and society 40 48 61 65 77 104B 63% 160%
Education 30 34 36 38 40 40 27% 33%
Engineering and technology 35 37 38 40 43 49 14% 40%
Food and drink 11 11 9 13 17 21B 18% 91%
Geography and places 148 158 181 185 213 232 25% 57%
Geology and geophysics 9 12 18 20 23 29 122% 222%
Health and medicine 31 36 42 43 51 52 39% 68%
History 146 154 189 201 239 308 38% 111%
Language and linguistics 17 15 13 13 12 15 −24% −12%
Law 29 34 41 49 65 72 69% 148%
Literature and theatre 108 134 161 191 258 316B 77% 193%
Mathematics 13 14 19 17 18 18 31% 38%
Media 159 171 221 231 324 424 45% 167%
Meteorology 61 78 111 126 147 168 107% 175%
Music 153 182 232 254 331 398 66% 160%
Philosophy and psychology 12 13 12 12 12 14 0% 17%
Physics and astronomy 67 82 98 101 127 153 51% 128%
Politics and government 62 67 98 117 166 217 89% 250%
Religion, mysticism and mythology 36 44 73 84 105 121 133% 236%
Royalty, nobility and heraldry 75 90 94 108 124 173 44% 131%
Sport and recreation 119 162 268 298 365 449 150% 277%
Transport 47 74 107 128 171 213 172% 353%
Video gaming 72 96 127 137 180 222 90% 208%
Warfare 145 173 318 366 537 729 152% 403%
Total 1,906 2,239 3,046 3,417 4,431 5,695 A 79.3% 198.8%
Good Article Category as of Feb 23,
2008
Sep 16,
2008
Sep 16,
2010
Dec 1,
2011
Jan 1,
2015
Jan 1,
2020
Pct chg
Feb 2008
to 2011
Pct chg
Feb 2008
to 2020
Agriculture, food and drink 27 34 37 55 113 226 104% 737%
Art and architecture 134 188 321 450 683 1022 236% 663%
Engineering and technology 256 396 882 1198 1828 2407 368% 840%
Geography and places 191 248 424 523 716 1052 174% 451%
History 261 312 651 825 1219 1894 216% 626%
Language and literature 173 215 377 462 686 982 167% 468%
Mathematics 19 22 27 30 36 67 58% 253%
Media and drama 403 658 1352 1300 3070 3961 223% 883%
Music 357 527 997 1437 2532 3892 303% 990%
Natural sciences 544 686 1275 1717 2404 3426 216% 530%
Philosophy and religion 134 174 244 294 365 557 119% 316%
Social sciences and society 468 549 790 998 1430 1854 113% 296%
Sports and recreation 384 546 1074 1402 2350 3802 265% 890%
Video games 168 220 373 443 684 1349 164% 703%
Warfare 155 241 989 1654 2544 3996 967% 2478%
Total 3674 5016 9813 12788 20660 30487 248% 730%
Organisms* 119 130 402 528 685 1017 344% 755%
  • subset of natural sciences