India vs OECD (evolving composition): Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland over time
- India
- OECD (evolving composition)
How they compare
OECD (evolving composition) currently reports 216,625 Square kilometres against 64,573 Square kilometres in India, a difference of 152,052 Square kilometres.
That makes OECD (evolving composition)'s figure about 3.4 times India's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, OECD (evolving composition) has been ahead every year.
India ranks 5th and OECD (evolving composition) ranks 5th of 169 countries.
OECD (evolving composition) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | OECD (evolving composition) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10,028 Square kilometres | 78,576 Square kilometres | 68,549 Square kilometres | OECD (evolving composition) |
| 2010s | 20,243 Square kilometres | 148,659 Square kilometres | 128,416 Square kilometres | OECD (evolving composition) |
| 2020s | 57,211 Square kilometres | 208,754 Square kilometres | 151,543 Square kilometres | OECD (evolving composition) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland, India or OECD (evolving composition)?
- OECD (evolving composition), at 216,625 Square kilometres against 64,573 Square kilometres in India as of 2022.
- What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland between India and OECD (evolving composition)?
- 152,052 Square kilometres, with OECD (evolving composition) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and OECD (evolving composition)?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do India and OECD (evolving composition) rank globally for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- India ranks 5th and OECD (evolving composition) ranks 5th 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
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