Melanesia vs OECD Asia: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland over time
- Melanesia
- OECD Asia
How they compare
OECD Asia currently reports 15,909 Square kilometres against 13,401 Square kilometres in Melanesia, a difference of 2,508 Square kilometres.
That makes OECD Asia's figure about 1.2 times Melanesia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Melanesia ahead.
Melanesia ranks 63rd and OECD Asia ranks 61st of 753 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Melanesia averaged higher in 2 and OECD Asia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | OECD Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6,465 Square kilometres | 2,731 Square kilometres | 3,733 Square kilometres | Melanesia |
| 2010s | 11,692 Square kilometres | 10,918 Square kilometres | 773.15 Square kilometres | Melanesia |
| 2020s | 13,253 Square kilometres | 15,329 Square kilometres | 2,076 Square kilometres | OECD Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland, Melanesia or OECD Asia?
- OECD Asia, at 15,909 Square kilometres against 13,401 Square kilometres in Melanesia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland between Melanesia and OECD Asia?
- 2,508 Square kilometres, with OECD Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and OECD Asia?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Melanesia and OECD Asia rank globally for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- Melanesia ranks 63rd and OECD Asia ranks 61st of 753 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