Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Dynamic Asian economies

Dynamic Asian economies: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland was 84,757 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
84,757 Square kilometres
Change on year
up 15.6%
Rank
8th
of 57 groups
All-time high
84,757 Square kilometres
in 2022
All-time low
22,730 Square kilometres
in 2005
Years of data
5
2005–2022

Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Dynamic Asian economies, 2005–2022

20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k2005201320222005: 22.7k Square kilometres2010: 42.6k Square kilometres2015: 61.4k Square kilometres2020: 73.3k Square kilometres2022: 84.8k Square kilometres

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 Dynamic Asian economies is 84,757 Square kilometres, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is up 15.6% on the previous year and up 99.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Dynamic Asian economies peaked at 84,757 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 22,730 Square kilometres, in 2005.

Dynamic Asian economies ranks 8th of 57 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Dynamic Asian economies, year by year

Annual values for Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Dynamic Asian economies, 2005 to 2022.
Year Square kilometres Change
2005 22,730 Square kilometres
2010 42,555 Square kilometres +87.2%
2015 61,394 Square kilometres +44.3%
2020 73,308 Square kilometres +19.4%
2022 84,757 Square kilometres +15.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 22,730 Square kilometres 22,730 Square kilometres 22,730 Square kilometres 1
2010s 51,974 Square kilometres 42,555 Square kilometres 61,394 Square kilometres 2
2020s 79,033 Square kilometres 73,308 Square kilometres 84,757 Square kilometres 2

Countries ranked near Dynamic Asian economies

  1. 5 India 64,573 Square kilometres compare
  2. 6 Indonesia 50,011 Square kilometres compare
  3. 7 United States of America 49,608 Square kilometres compare
  4. 8 Tanzania, United Republic of 23,226 Square kilometres compare
  5. 9 Nigeria 21,656 Square kilometres compare
  6. 10 Ukraine 17,820 Square kilometres compare
  7. 11 Malaysia 14,209 Square kilometres compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Dynamic Asian economies?
Land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Dynamic Asian economies was 84,757 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 Dynamic Asian economies?
The highest recorded value was 84,757 Square kilometres in 2022.
What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Dynamic Asian economies?
The lowest recorded value was 22,730 Square kilometres in 2005.
How does Dynamic Asian economies rank for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
Dynamic Asian economies ranks 8th out of 57 groups with data for 2022.
Is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland rising or falling in Dynamic Asian economies?
Over the last ten years it is up 99.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Dynamic Asian economies 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