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

Malaysia
14,209 Square kilometres
in 2022
OECD (26 countries)
182,252 Square kilometres
in 2022
Malaysia rank
11th
OECD (26 countries) rank
13th

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

  • Malaysia
  • OECD (26 countries)
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How they compare

OECD (26 countries) currently reports 182,252 Square kilometres against 14,209 Square kilometres in Malaysia, a difference of 168,043 Square kilometres.

That makes OECD (26 countries)'s figure about 12.8 times Malaysia's.

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

Malaysia ranks 11th 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 Malaysia OECD (26 countries) Difference Ahead
2000s 4,895 Square kilometres 65,034 Square kilometres 60,139 Square kilometres OECD (26 countries)
2010s 10,463 Square kilometres 123,747 Square kilometres 113,284 Square kilometres OECD (26 countries)
2020s 13,441 Square kilometres 175,472 Square kilometres 162,031 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, Malaysia or OECD (26 countries)?
OECD (26 countries), at 182,252 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 OECD (26 countries)?
168,043 Square kilometres, with OECD (26 countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and OECD (26 countries)?
5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
How do Malaysia and OECD (26 countries) rank globally for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
Malaysia ranks 11th 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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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
Last refreshed

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