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

CIS: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland was 129,218 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
129,218 Square kilometres
Change on year
up 6.5%
Rank
14th
of 753 regions
All-time high
129,218 Square kilometres
in 2022
All-time low
47,042 Square kilometres
in 2005
Years of data
5
2005–2022

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

050.0k100.0k150.0k2005201320222005: 47.0k Square kilometres2010: 83.7k Square kilometres2015: 98.4k Square kilometres2020: 121.4k Square kilometres2022: 129.2k Square kilometres

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.

Analysis

CIS recorded 129,218 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.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.5% on the previous year and up 54.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in CIS peaked at 129,218 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 47,042 Square kilometres, in 2005.

That places CIS 14th out of 753 regions with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in CIS, 2005 to 2022.
Year Square kilometres Change
2005 47,042 Square kilometres
2010 83,729 Square kilometres +78.0%
2015 98,414 Square kilometres +17.5%
2020 121,370 Square kilometres +23.3%
2022 129,218 Square kilometres +6.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 47,042 Square kilometres 47,042 Square kilometres 47,042 Square kilometres 1
2010s 91,072 Square kilometres 83,729 Square kilometres 98,414 Square kilometres 2
2020s 125,294 Square kilometres 121,370 Square kilometres 129,218 Square kilometres 2

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  5. 14 France 12,109 Square kilometres compare
  6. 15 Spain 11,583 Square kilometres compare
  7. 16 Mongolia 11,323 Square kilometres compare
  8. 17 Angola 11,315 Square kilometres compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in CIS?
Land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in CIS was 129,218 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 CIS?
The highest recorded value was 129,218 Square kilometres in 2022.
What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in CIS?
The lowest recorded value was 47,042 Square kilometres in 2005.
How does CIS rank for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
CIS ranks 14th out of 753 regions with data for 2022.
Is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland rising or falling in CIS?
Over the last ten years it is up 54.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this CIS 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