Year-on-year

Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in Africa. Its majestic snowy landscape attracts mountaineers from across the world. In recent times, the snowline at its peak has been retreating year-on-year owing to global warming.

The area of the Amazon rainforest is shrinking year-on-year.

The number of visitors to the town is increasing year-on-year.

The number of people visiting the town is increasing year-on-year.

Within six months, the total number of passengers forecast to use the line in the entire first year (650,000) had already been passed. For the first 12 months, the figure was in excess of 1.2 million. And overall, it has grown year-on-year, reaching over two million in 2018-19.

Prices for new homes in 70 Chinese cities fell by a worse-than-expected 1.3% year on year in August, according to official figures, reflecting a turbulent 12 months in which China’s housing sector has gone from an unstoppable driver of growth and prosperity to being the chief threat to the world’s powerhouse economy.