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

Ethiopia
20,612 Square kilometres
in 2022
Japan
13,196 Square kilometres
in 2022
Ethiopia rank
12th
Japan rank
12th

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

  • Ethiopia
  • Japan
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k200520132022

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 20,612 Square kilometres against 13,196 Square kilometres in Japan, a difference of 7,416 Square kilometres.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.6 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 12th and Japan ranks 12th of 57 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Japan Difference Ahead
2000s 4,960 Square kilometres 2,496 Square kilometres 2,463 Square kilometres Ethiopia
2010s 8,768 Square kilometres 9,817 Square kilometres 1,049 Square kilometres Japan
2020s 19,043 Square kilometres 12,841 Square kilometres 6,202 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 Japan?
Ethiopia, at 20,612 Square kilometres against 13,196 Square kilometres in Japan as of 2022.
What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland between Ethiopia and Japan?
7,416 Square kilometres, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Japan?
5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
How do Ethiopia and Japan rank globally for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
Ethiopia ranks 12th and Japan ranks 12th 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
Last refreshed

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