Brazil vs China: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland over time
- Brazil
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 187,003 Square kilometres against 98,263 Square kilometres in Brazil, a difference of 88,740 Square kilometres.
That makes China's figure about 1.9 times Brazil's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 3rd and China ranks 2nd of 169 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26,354 Square kilometres | 45,103 Square kilometres | 18,749 Square kilometres | China |
| 2010s | 57,644 Square kilometres | 92,451 Square kilometres | 34,807 Square kilometres | China |
| 2020s | 88,792 Square kilometres | 178,186 Square kilometres | 89,394 Square kilometres | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland, Brazil or China?
- China, at 187,003 Square kilometres against 98,263 Square kilometres in Brazil as of 2022.
- What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland between Brazil and China?
- 88,740 Square kilometres, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and China?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Brazil and China rank globally for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- Brazil ranks 3rd and China ranks 2nd 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