Middle Africa vs Zimbabwe: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland over time
- Middle Africa
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Middle Africa currently reports 61,298 Square kilometres against 5,452 Square kilometres in Zimbabwe, a difference of 55,846 Square kilometres.
That makes Middle Africa's figure about 11.2 times Zimbabwe's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Middle Africa has been ahead every year.
Middle Africa ranks 39th and Zimbabwe ranks 38th of 753 groups.
Middle Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle Africa | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26,504 Square kilometres | 959.28 Square kilometres | 25,545 Square kilometres | Middle Africa |
| 2010s | 43,299 Square kilometres | 3,191 Square kilometres | 40,108 Square kilometres | Middle Africa |
| 2020s | 59,451 Square kilometres | 5,331 Square kilometres | 54,120 Square kilometres | Middle 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, Middle Africa or Zimbabwe?
- Middle Africa, at 61,298 Square kilometres against 5,452 Square kilometres in Zimbabwe as of 2022.
- What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland between Middle Africa and Zimbabwe?
- 55,846 Square kilometres, with Middle Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle Africa and Zimbabwe?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Middle Africa and Zimbabwe rank globally for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- Middle Africa ranks 39th and Zimbabwe ranks 38th of 753 groups.
- 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