Ethiopia vs Malaysia: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland over time
- Ethiopia
- Malaysia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 20,612 Square kilometres against 14,209 Square kilometres in Malaysia, a difference of 6,403 Square kilometres.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.5 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 12th and Malaysia ranks 11th of 57 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,960 Square kilometres | 4,895 Square kilometres | 64.58 Square kilometres | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 8,768 Square kilometres | 10,463 Square kilometres | 1,695 Square kilometres | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 19,043 Square kilometres | 13,441 Square kilometres | 5,602 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 Malaysia?
- Ethiopia, at 20,612 Square kilometres against 14,209 Square kilometres in Malaysia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland between Ethiopia and Malaysia?
- 6,403 Square kilometres, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Malaysia?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Ethiopia and Malaysia rank globally for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- Ethiopia ranks 12th and Malaysia ranks 11th 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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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