Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Amazonas
Amazonas: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland was 312.4 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Amazonas, 2005–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Amazonas is 312.4 Square kilometres, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 52.9% on the previous year and up 111.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Amazonas peaked at 312.4 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 93.69 Square kilometres, in 2005.
That places Amazonas 47th out of 57 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Amazonas, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 93.69 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 147.72 Square kilometres | +57.7% |
| 2015 | 175.99 Square kilometres | +19.1% |
| 2020 | 204.37 Square kilometres | +16.1% |
| 2022 | 312.4 Square kilometres | +52.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.69 Square kilometres | 93.69 Square kilometres | 93.69 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 161.86 Square kilometres | 147.72 Square kilometres | 175.99 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 258.39 Square kilometres | 204.37 Square kilometres | 312.4 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near Amazonas
- 44 Cameroon 4,422 Square kilometres compare
- 45 Iran 4,421 Square kilometres compare
- 46 Equatorial Guinea 352.9 Square kilometres compare
- 46 Honduras 4,379 Square kilometres compare
- 47 Côte d’Ivoire 4,314 Square kilometres compare
- 48 Chad 4,281 Square kilometres compare
- 49 Chile 4,244 Square kilometres compare
- 50 Portugal 4,220 Square kilometres compare
More environment data for Amazonas
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 3.9 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -17.27 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -13.72 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 3.79 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 258.48 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 373.44 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Amazonas?
- Land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Amazonas was 312.4 Square kilometres in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Amazonas?
- The highest recorded value was 312.4 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Amazonas?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.69 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Amazonas rank for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- Amazonas ranks 47th out of 57 groups with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland rising or falling in Amazonas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 111.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Amazonas data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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