China vs G20 excl. European Union: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland over time
- China
- G20 excl. European Union
How they compare
G20 excl. European Union currently reports 612,912 Square kilometres against 187,003 Square kilometres in China, a difference of 425,909 Square kilometres.
That makes G20 excl. European Union's figure about 3.3 times China's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, G20 excl. European Union has been ahead every year.
China ranks 2nd and G20 excl. European Union ranks 2nd of 169 countries.
G20 excl. European Union has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | G20 excl. European Union | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45,103 Square kilometres | 161,613 Square kilometres | 116,510 Square kilometres | G20 excl. European Union |
| 2010s | 92,451 Square kilometres | 343,240 Square kilometres | 250,789 Square kilometres | G20 excl. European Union |
| 2020s | 178,186 Square kilometres | 576,314 Square kilometres | 398,128 Square kilometres | G20 excl. European Union |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland, China or G20 excl. European Union?
- G20 excl. European Union, at 612,912 Square kilometres against 187,003 Square kilometres in China as of 2022.
- What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland between China and G20 excl. European Union?
- 425,909 Square kilometres, with G20 excl. European Union ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and G20 excl. European Union?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do China and G20 excl. European Union rank globally for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- China ranks 2nd and G20 excl. European Union 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