Malaysia vs Middle East and North Africa: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland

Malaysia
14,209 Square kilometres
in 2022
Middle East and North Africa
15,015 Square kilometres
in 2022
Malaysia rank
11th
Middle East and North Africa rank
13th

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

  • Malaysia
  • Middle East and North Africa
2.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k15.0k200520132022

How they compare

Middle East and North Africa currently reports 15,015 Square kilometres against 14,209 Square kilometres in Malaysia, a difference of 806 Square kilometres.

That makes Middle East and North Africa's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 11th and Middle East and North Africa ranks 13th of 169 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 2 and Middle East and North Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Middle East and North Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 4,895 Square kilometres 3,568 Square kilometres 1,327 Square kilometres Malaysia
2010s 10,463 Square kilometres 9,396 Square kilometres 1,067 Square kilometres Malaysia
2020s 13,441 Square kilometres 14,287 Square kilometres 846.45 Square kilometres Middle East and North Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland, Malaysia or Middle East and North Africa?
Middle East and North Africa, at 15,015 Square kilometres against 14,209 Square kilometres in Malaysia as of 2022.
What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland between Malaysia and Middle East and North Africa?
806 Square kilometres, with Middle East and North Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Middle East and North Africa?
5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
How do Malaysia and Middle East and North Africa rank globally for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
Malaysia ranks 11th and Middle East and North Africa 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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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