Japan vs OECD (26 countries): Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland

Japan
13,196 Square kilometres
in 2022
OECD (26 countries)
182,252 Square kilometres
in 2022
Japan rank
12th
OECD (26 countries) rank
13th

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

  • Japan
  • OECD (26 countries)
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How they compare

OECD (26 countries) currently reports 182,252 Square kilometres against 13,196 Square kilometres in Japan, a difference of 169,056 Square kilometres.

That makes OECD (26 countries)'s figure about 13.8 times Japan's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, OECD (26 countries) has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 12th and OECD (26 countries) ranks 13th of 169 countries.

OECD (26 countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan OECD (26 countries) Difference Ahead
2000s 2,496 Square kilometres 65,034 Square kilometres 62,538 Square kilometres OECD (26 countries)
2010s 9,817 Square kilometres 123,747 Square kilometres 113,930 Square kilometres OECD (26 countries)
2020s 12,841 Square kilometres 175,472 Square kilometres 162,630 Square kilometres OECD (26 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, Japan or OECD (26 countries)?
OECD (26 countries), at 182,252 Square kilometres against 13,196 Square kilometres in Japan as of 2022.
What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland between Japan and OECD (26 countries)?
169,056 Square kilometres, with OECD (26 countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and OECD (26 countries)?
5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
How do Japan and OECD (26 countries) rank globally for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
Japan ranks 12th and OECD (26 countries) ranks 13th 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
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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