Japan vs Western Europe: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland over time
- Japan
- Western Europe
How they compare
Western Europe currently reports 26,916 Square kilometres against 13,196 Square kilometres in Japan, a difference of 13,720 Square kilometres.
That makes Western Europe's figure about 2.0 times Japan's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Western Europe has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 12th and Western Europe ranks 10th of 169 countries.
Western Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Western Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,496 Square kilometres | 15,569 Square kilometres | 13,073 Square kilometres | Western Europe |
| 2010s | 9,817 Square kilometres | 20,326 Square kilometres | 10,509 Square kilometres | Western Europe |
| 2020s | 12,841 Square kilometres | 26,102 Square kilometres | 13,260 Square kilometres | Western Europe |
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 Western Europe?
- Western Europe, at 26,916 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 Western Europe?
- 13,720 Square kilometres, with Western Europe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Western Europe?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Japan and Western Europe rank globally for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- Japan ranks 12th and Western Europe ranks 10th 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