Brazil vs Indonesia: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland over time
- Brazil
- Indonesia
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 98,263 Square kilometres against 50,011 Square kilometres in Indonesia, a difference of 48,252 Square kilometres.
That makes Brazil's figure about 2.0 times Indonesia's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 3rd and Indonesia ranks 6th of 169 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26,354 Square kilometres | 14,126 Square kilometres | 12,228 Square kilometres | Brazil |
| 2010s | 57,644 Square kilometres | 31,189 Square kilometres | 26,455 Square kilometres | Brazil |
| 2020s | 88,792 Square kilometres | 46,665 Square kilometres | 42,127 Square kilometres | Brazil |
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 Indonesia?
- Brazil, at 98,263 Square kilometres against 50,011 Square kilometres in Indonesia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland between Brazil and Indonesia?
- 48,252 Square kilometres, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Indonesia?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Brazil and Indonesia rank globally for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- Brazil ranks 3rd and Indonesia ranks 6th 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