India vs United States of America: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland over time
- India
- United States of America
How they compare
India currently reports 64,573 Square kilometres against 49,608 Square kilometres in United States of America, a difference of 14,965 Square kilometres.
That makes India's figure about 1.3 times United States of America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2005 it was United States of America ahead.
India ranks 5th and United States of America ranks 7th of 169 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, India averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10,028 Square kilometres | 17,853 Square kilometres | 7,825 Square kilometres | United States of America |
| 2010s | 20,243 Square kilometres | 33,901 Square kilometres | 13,658 Square kilometres | United States of America |
| 2020s | 57,211 Square kilometres | 47,677 Square kilometres | 9,534 Square kilometres | India |
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 United States of America?
- India, at 64,573 Square kilometres against 49,608 Square kilometres in United States of America as of 2022.
- What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland between India and United States of America?
- 14,965 Square kilometres, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and United States of America?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do India and United States of America rank globally for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- India ranks 5th and United States of America ranks 7th 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