Ethiopia vs France: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland

Ethiopia
20,612 Square kilometres
in 2022
France
12,109 Square kilometres
in 2022
Ethiopia rank
12th
France rank
14th

Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland over time

  • Ethiopia
  • France
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 20,612 Square kilometres against 12,109 Square kilometres in France, a difference of 8,503 Square kilometres.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.7 times France's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2005 it was France ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 12th and France ranks 14th of 57 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and France in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia France Difference Ahead
2000s 4,960 Square kilometres 5,422 Square kilometres 462.09 Square kilometres France
2010s 8,768 Square kilometres 9,068 Square kilometres 299.35 Square kilometres France
2020s 19,043 Square kilometres 11,738 Square kilometres 7,305 Square kilometres Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland, Ethiopia or France?
Ethiopia, at 20,612 Square kilometres against 12,109 Square kilometres in France as of 2022.
What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland between Ethiopia and France?
8,503 Square kilometres, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and France?
5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
How do Ethiopia and France rank globally for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
Ethiopia ranks 12th and France ranks 14th of 57 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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Indicator
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland
Unit
Square kilometres
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
979 places, 4,895 data points, 2005–2022
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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