Belgium vs Xinjiang: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland over time
- Belgium
- Xinjiang
How they compare
Xinjiang currently reports 4,888 Square kilometres against 1,412 Square kilometres in Belgium, a difference of 3,476 Square kilometres.
That makes Xinjiang's figure about 3.5 times Belgium's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Xinjiang has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 90th and Xinjiang ranks 89th of 169 countries.
Xinjiang has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Xinjiang | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,166 Square kilometres | 1,819 Square kilometres | 652.35 Square kilometres | Xinjiang |
| 2010s | 1,208 Square kilometres | 3,101 Square kilometres | 1,893 Square kilometres | Xinjiang |
| 2020s | 1,360 Square kilometres | 4,665 Square kilometres | 3,305 Square kilometres | Xinjiang |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland, Belgium or Xinjiang?
- Xinjiang, at 4,888 Square kilometres against 1,412 Square kilometres in Belgium as of 2022.
- What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland between Belgium and Xinjiang?
- 3,476 Square kilometres, with Xinjiang ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Xinjiang?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Belgium and Xinjiang rank globally for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- Belgium ranks 90th and Xinjiang ranks 89th 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