Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Bavaria
Bavaria: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland was 1,739 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Bavaria, 2005–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
In 2022, land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Bavaria stood at 1,739 Square kilometres. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 43.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Bavaria peaked at 1,739 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,150 Square kilometres, in 2005.
Bavaria ranks 152nd of 753 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Bavaria, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1,150 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 1,214 Square kilometres | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 1,264 Square kilometres | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 1,630 Square kilometres | +28.9% |
| 2022 | 1,739 Square kilometres | +6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,150 Square kilometres | 1,150 Square kilometres | 1,150 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 1,239 Square kilometres | 1,214 Square kilometres | 1,264 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 1,684 Square kilometres | 1,630 Square kilometres | 1,739 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bavaria
- 149 United States Virgin Islands 13.48 Square kilometres compare
- 150 Malta 9.9 Square kilometres compare
- 151 Qatar 8.05 Square kilometres compare
- 152 Liechtenstein 6.55 Square kilometres compare
- 153 Guernsey 5.11 Square kilometres compare
- 154 Solomon Islands 4.76 Square kilometres compare
- 155 Jersey 4.57 Square kilometres compare
More environment data for Bavaria
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.44 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.3 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 4.84 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 10,839 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 1,543 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Bavaria?
- Land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Bavaria was 1,739 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 Bavaria?
- The highest recorded value was 1,739 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Bavaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,150 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Bavaria rank for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- Bavaria ranks 152nd out of 753 groups with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland rising or falling in Bavaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bavaria 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