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