Middle East and North Africa vs Spain: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland over time
- Middle East and North Africa
- Spain
How they compare
Middle East and North Africa currently reports 15,015 Square kilometres against 11,583 Square kilometres in Spain, a difference of 3,432 Square kilometres.
That makes Middle East and North Africa's figure about 1.3 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Spain ahead.
Middle East and North Africa ranks 13th and Spain ranks 15th of 57 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, Middle East and North Africa averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle East and North Africa | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,568 Square kilometres | 3,663 Square kilometres | 95.23 Square kilometres | Spain |
| 2010s | 9,396 Square kilometres | 7,422 Square kilometres | 1,974 Square kilometres | Middle East and North Africa |
| 2020s | 14,287 Square kilometres | 11,060 Square kilometres | 3,228 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, Middle East and North Africa or Spain?
- Middle East and North Africa, at 15,015 Square kilometres against 11,583 Square kilometres in Spain as of 2022.
- What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland between Middle East and North Africa and Spain?
- 3,432 Square kilometres, with Middle East and North Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East and North Africa and Spain?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Middle East and North Africa and Spain rank globally for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- Middle East and North Africa ranks 13th and Spain ranks 15th of 57 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