Colombia vs MERCOSUR: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland over time
- Colombia
- MERCOSUR
How they compare
MERCOSUR currently reports 127,151 Square kilometres against 10,919 Square kilometres in Colombia, a difference of 116,232 Square kilometres.
That makes MERCOSUR's figure about 11.6 times Colombia's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, MERCOSUR has been ahead every year.
Colombia ranks 19th and MERCOSUR ranks 16th of 169 countries.
MERCOSUR has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | MERCOSUR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,625 Square kilometres | 32,260 Square kilometres | 29,635 Square kilometres | MERCOSUR |
| 2010s | 7,914 Square kilometres | 73,254 Square kilometres | 65,340 Square kilometres | MERCOSUR |
| 2020s | 10,534 Square kilometres | 115,502 Square kilometres | 104,969 Square kilometres | MERCOSUR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland, Colombia or MERCOSUR?
- MERCOSUR, at 127,151 Square kilometres against 10,919 Square kilometres in Colombia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland between Colombia and MERCOSUR?
- 116,232 Square kilometres, with MERCOSUR ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and MERCOSUR?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Colombia and MERCOSUR rank globally for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- Colombia ranks 19th and MERCOSUR ranks 16th 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