Ethiopia vs Main Latin American countries: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland

Ethiopia
20,612 Square kilometres
in 2022
Main Latin American countries
127,569 Square kilometres
in 2022
Ethiopia rank
12th
Main Latin American countries rank
15th

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

  • Ethiopia
  • Main Latin American countries
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k200520132022

How they compare

Main Latin American countries currently reports 127,569 Square kilometres against 20,612 Square kilometres in Ethiopia, a difference of 106,957 Square kilometres.

That makes Main Latin American countries's figure about 6.2 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Main Latin American countries has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 12th and Main Latin American countries ranks 15th of 57 countries.

Main Latin American countries has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Main Latin American countries Difference Ahead
2000s 4,960 Square kilometres 33,295 Square kilometres 28,336 Square kilometres Main Latin American countries
2010s 8,768 Square kilometres 76,401 Square kilometres 67,633 Square kilometres Main Latin American countries
2020s 19,043 Square kilometres 116,980 Square kilometres 97,937 Square kilometres Main Latin American 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, Ethiopia or Main Latin American countries?
Main Latin American countries, at 127,569 Square kilometres against 20,612 Square kilometres in Ethiopia as of 2022.
What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland between Ethiopia and Main Latin American countries?
106,957 Square kilometres, with Main Latin American countries ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Main Latin American countries?
5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
How do Ethiopia and Main Latin American countries rank globally for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
Ethiopia ranks 12th and Main Latin American countries ranks 15th 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