Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Australia
Australia: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland was 9,334 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Australia, 2005–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Australia recorded 9,334 Square kilometres for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.8% on the previous year and up 53.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Australia peaked at 9,334 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3,303 Square kilometres, in 2005.
Australia ranks 26th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Australia, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3,303 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 6,101 Square kilometres | +84.7% |
| 2015 | 7,030 Square kilometres | +15.2% |
| 2020 | 8,822 Square kilometres | +25.5% |
| 2022 | 9,334 Square kilometres | +5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,303 Square kilometres | 3,303 Square kilometres | 3,303 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 6,566 Square kilometres | 6,101 Square kilometres | 7,030 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 9,078 Square kilometres | 8,822 Square kilometres | 9,334 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 23 Germany 9,989 Square kilometres compare
- 24 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 9,533 Square kilometres compare
- 25 Thailand 9,447 Square kilometres compare
- 27 Madagascar 4,495 Square kilometres compare
- 27 Philippines 9,297 Square kilometres compare
- 28 Canada 8,874 Square kilometres compare
- 29 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 7,872 Square kilometres compare
More environment data for Australia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.345 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export quantity, per capita 0.0127 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, annual growth rate 12.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, per capita 0.002 1000 USD per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Australia?
- Land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Australia was 9,334 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 Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 9,334 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,303 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Australia rank for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- Australia ranks 26th out of 169 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia 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