Canada vs European Union (27 countries): Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland over time
- Canada
- European Union (27 countries)
How they compare
European Union (27 countries) currently reports 84,328 Square kilometres against 8,874 Square kilometres in Canada, a difference of 75,454 Square kilometres.
That makes European Union (27 countries)'s figure about 9.5 times Canada's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, European Union (27 countries) has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 28th and European Union (27 countries) ranks 26th of 169 countries.
European Union (27 countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | European Union (27 countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,589 Square kilometres | 39,872 Square kilometres | 37,283 Square kilometres | European Union (27 countries) |
| 2010s | 5,487 Square kilometres | 60,997 Square kilometres | 55,510 Square kilometres | European Union (27 countries) |
| 2020s | 8,440 Square kilometres | 81,775 Square kilometres | 73,336 Square kilometres | European Union (27 countries) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland, Canada or European Union (27 countries)?
- European Union (27 countries), at 84,328 Square kilometres against 8,874 Square kilometres in Canada as of 2022.
- What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland between Canada and European Union (27 countries)?
- 75,454 Square kilometres, with European Union (27 countries) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and European Union (27 countries)?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Canada and European Union (27 countries) rank globally for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- Canada ranks 28th and European Union (27 countries) ranks 26th 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