Benin vs Euro area (evolving composition): Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland

Benin
4,937 Square kilometres
in 2022
Euro area (evolving composition)
56,155 Square kilometres
in 2022
Benin rank
42nd
Euro area (evolving composition) rank
43rd

Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland over time

  • Benin
  • Euro area (evolving composition)
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How they compare

Euro area (evolving composition) currently reports 56,155 Square kilometres against 4,937 Square kilometres in Benin, a difference of 51,218 Square kilometres.

That makes Euro area (evolving composition)'s figure about 11.4 times Benin's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Euro area (evolving composition) has been ahead every year.

Benin ranks 42nd and Euro area (evolving composition) ranks 43rd of 169 countries.

Euro area (evolving composition) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Euro area (evolving composition) Difference Ahead
2000s 190.08 Square kilometres 24,725 Square kilometres 24,535 Square kilometres Euro area (evolving composition)
2010s 594.82 Square kilometres 39,507 Square kilometres 38,912 Square kilometres Euro area (evolving composition)
2020s 4,308 Square kilometres 54,320 Square kilometres 50,012 Square kilometres Euro area (evolving composition)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland, Benin or Euro area (evolving composition)?
Euro area (evolving composition), at 56,155 Square kilometres against 4,937 Square kilometres in Benin as of 2022.
What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland between Benin and Euro area (evolving composition)?
51,218 Square kilometres, with Euro area (evolving composition) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Euro area (evolving composition)?
5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
How do Benin and Euro area (evolving composition) rank globally for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
Benin ranks 42nd and Euro area (evolving composition) ranks 43rd 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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Indicator
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland
Unit
Square kilometres
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
979 places, 4,895 data points, 2005–2022
Last refreshed

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