Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in CEEC

CEEC: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland was 26,891 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
26,891 Square kilometres
Change on year
up 4.7%
Rank
58th
of 753 regions
All-time high
26,891 Square kilometres
in 2022
All-time low
14,102 Square kilometres
in 2005
Years of data
5
2005–2022

Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in CEEC, 2005–2022

010.0k20.0k30.0k2005201320222005: 14.1k Square kilometres2010: 18.8k Square kilometres2015: 21.8k Square kilometres2020: 25.7k Square kilometres2022: 26.9k Square kilometres

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 CEEC stood at 26,891 Square kilometres. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and up 43.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in CEEC peaked at 26,891 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 14,102 Square kilometres, in 2005.

CEEC ranks 58th of 753 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.

Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in CEEC, year by year

Annual values for Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in CEEC, 2005 to 2022.
Year Square kilometres Change
2005 14,102 Square kilometres
2010 18,800 Square kilometres +33.3%
2015 21,821 Square kilometres +16.1%
2020 25,672 Square kilometres +17.6%
2022 26,891 Square kilometres +4.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 14,102 Square kilometres 14,102 Square kilometres 14,102 Square kilometres 1
2010s 20,310 Square kilometres 18,800 Square kilometres 21,821 Square kilometres 2
2020s 26,281 Square kilometres 25,672 Square kilometres 26,891 Square kilometres 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in CEEC?
Land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in CEEC was 26,891 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 CEEC?
The highest recorded value was 26,891 Square kilometres in 2022.
What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in CEEC?
The lowest recorded value was 14,102 Square kilometres in 2005.
How does CEEC rank for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
CEEC ranks 58th out of 753 regions with data for 2022.
Is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland rising or falling in CEEC?
Over the last ten years it is up 43.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this CEEC 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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Indicator
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland
Unit
Square kilometres
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
979 places, 4,895 data points, 2005–2022
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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