France vs Main industrialised Asia: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland

France
12,109 Square kilometres
in 2022
Main industrialised Asia
114,585 Square kilometres
in 2022
France rank
14th
Main industrialised Asia rank
17th

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

  • France
  • Main industrialised Asia
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k200520132022

How they compare

Main industrialised Asia currently reports 114,585 Square kilometres against 12,109 Square kilometres in France, a difference of 102,476 Square kilometres.

That makes Main industrialised Asia's figure about 9.5 times France's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Main industrialised Asia has been ahead every year.

France ranks 14th and Main industrialised Asia ranks 17th of 169 countries.

Main industrialised Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Main industrialised Asia Difference Ahead
2000s 5,422 Square kilometres 24,153 Square kilometres 18,732 Square kilometres Main industrialised Asia
2010s 9,068 Square kilometres 51,431 Square kilometres 42,364 Square kilometres Main industrialised Asia
2020s 11,738 Square kilometres 103,876 Square kilometres 92,138 Square kilometres Main industrialised Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland, France or Main industrialised Asia?
Main industrialised Asia, at 114,585 Square kilometres against 12,109 Square kilometres in France as of 2022.
What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland between France and Main industrialised Asia?
102,476 Square kilometres, with Main industrialised Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Main industrialised Asia?
5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
How do France and Main industrialised Asia rank globally for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
France ranks 14th and Main industrialised Asia ranks 17th of 169 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

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