Euro area (12 countries) vs Lesotho: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland

Euro area (12 countries)
51,550 Square kilometres
in 2022
Lesotho
144.62 Square kilometres
in 2022
Euro area (12 countries) rank
50th
Lesotho rank
53rd

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

  • Euro area (12 countries)
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Euro area (12 countries) currently reports 51,550 Square kilometres against 144.62 Square kilometres in Lesotho, a difference of 51,405 Square kilometres.

That makes Euro area (12 countries)'s figure about 356.5 times Lesotho's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Euro area (12 countries) has been ahead every year.

Euro area (12 countries) ranks 50th and Lesotho ranks 53rd of 753 regions.

Euro area (12 countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Euro area (12 countries) Lesotho Difference Ahead
2000s 23,016 Square kilometres 5.37 Square kilometres 23,011 Square kilometres Euro area (12 countries)
2010s 36,587 Square kilometres 39.59 Square kilometres 36,547 Square kilometres Euro area (12 countries)
2020s 49,807 Square kilometres 130.88 Square kilometres 49,676 Square kilometres Euro area (12 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, Euro area (12 countries) or Lesotho?
Euro area (12 countries), at 51,550 Square kilometres against 144.62 Square kilometres in Lesotho as of 2022.
What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland between Euro area (12 countries) and Lesotho?
51,405 Square kilometres, with Euro area (12 countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area (12 countries) and Lesotho?
5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
How do Euro area (12 countries) and Lesotho rank globally for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
Euro area (12 countries) ranks 50th and Lesotho ranks 53rd of 753 regions.
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