Lesotho vs Western Asia / Near and Middle East countries: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland over time
- Lesotho
- Western Asia / Near and Middle East countries
How they compare
Western Asia / Near and Middle East countries currently reports 31,496 Square kilometres against 144.62 Square kilometres in Lesotho, a difference of 31,351 Square kilometres.
That makes Western Asia / Near and Middle East countries's figure about 217.8 times Lesotho's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Western Asia / Near and Middle East countries has been ahead every year.
Lesotho ranks 53rd and Western Asia / Near and Middle East countries ranks 55th of 57 countries.
Western Asia / Near and Middle East countries has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Western Asia / Near and Middle East countries | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.37 Square kilometres | 7,265 Square kilometres | 7,260 Square kilometres | Western Asia / Near and Middle East countries |
| 2010s | 39.59 Square kilometres | 17,720 Square kilometres | 17,681 Square kilometres | Western Asia / Near and Middle East countries |
| 2020s | 130.88 Square kilometres | 29,942 Square kilometres | 29,811 Square kilometres | Western Asia / Near and Middle East 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, Lesotho or Western Asia / Near and Middle East countries?
- Western Asia / Near and Middle East countries, at 31,496 Square kilometres against 144.62 Square kilometres in Lesotho as of 2022.
- What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland between Lesotho and Western Asia / Near and Middle East countries?
- 31,351 Square kilometres, with Western Asia / Near and Middle East countries ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Western Asia / Near and Middle East countries?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Lesotho and Western Asia / Near and Middle East countries rank globally for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- Lesotho ranks 53rd and Western Asia / Near and Middle East countries ranks 55th of 57 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