Ethiopia vs Spain: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland over time
- Ethiopia
- Spain
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 20,612 Square kilometres against 11,583 Square kilometres in Spain, a difference of 9,029 Square kilometres.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.8 times Spain's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 12th and Spain ranks 15th of 57 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,960 Square kilometres | 3,663 Square kilometres | 1,296 Square kilometres | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 8,768 Square kilometres | 7,422 Square kilometres | 1,346 Square kilometres | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 19,043 Square kilometres | 11,060 Square kilometres | 7,983 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 Spain?
- Ethiopia, at 20,612 Square kilometres against 11,583 Square kilometres in Spain as of 2022.
- What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland between Ethiopia and Spain?
- 9,029 Square kilometres, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Spain?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Ethiopia and Spain rank globally for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- Ethiopia ranks 12th and Spain 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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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