Bangladesh vs South Africa: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland over time
- Bangladesh
- South Africa
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 3,212 Square kilometres against 3,204 Square kilometres in South Africa, a difference of 8 Square kilometres.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2005 it was South Africa ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 58th and South Africa ranks 59th of 169 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 476.45 Square kilometres | 1,234 Square kilometres | 757.34 Square kilometres | South Africa |
| 2010s | 1,163 Square kilometres | 2,095 Square kilometres | 931.85 Square kilometres | South Africa |
| 2020s | 2,779 Square kilometres | 3,039 Square kilometres | 260.02 Square kilometres | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland, Bangladesh or South Africa?
- Bangladesh, at 3,212 Square kilometres against 3,204 Square kilometres in South Africa as of 2022.
- What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland between Bangladesh and South Africa?
- 8 Square kilometres, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and South Africa?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Bangladesh and South Africa rank globally for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- Bangladesh ranks 58th and South Africa ranks 59th of 169 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The land cover dataset provides a global assessment of land cover and land cover change to monitor pressures on ecosystems and biodiversity. By using geospatial data with high spatio-temporal resolution, it develops a set of internationally comparable indicators with a long time series and a five-year interval from 2000 to 2022 for the Climate Change Initiative Land Cover dataset, and from 1975 to 2030 for the Global Human Settlement Layer dataset. Please see the working paper for a more complete description of the methods. The dataset has a global coverage on the national level, while on the sub-national TL2 level (i.e. large subnational regions) results are reported for all OECD countries as well as for Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa. The following country aggregates are included: Euro area, European Union, Advanced economies, Emerging market economies, G7, G20, OECD, OECD Europe, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Americas, the LAC region and the World. Data source(s): Climate Change Initiative land cover data and Global Human Settlement Layer built-up area data. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Database documentation