Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland was 215,007 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Eastern Asia, 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 Eastern Asia stood at 215,007 Square kilometres. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.5% on the previous year and up 136.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Eastern Asia peaked at 215,007 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 51,055 Square kilometres, in 2005.
Eastern Asia ranks 4th of 57 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 51,055 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 90,822 Square kilometres | +77.9% |
| 2015 | 126,870 Square kilometres | +39.7% |
| 2020 | 194,498 Square kilometres | +53.3% |
| 2022 | 215,007 Square kilometres | +10.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51,055 Square kilometres | 51,055 Square kilometres | 51,055 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 108,846 Square kilometres | 90,822 Square kilometres | 126,870 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 204,752 Square kilometres | 194,498 Square kilometres | 215,007 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Asia
- 1 OECD 216,625 Square kilometres compare
- 2 China 187,003 Square kilometres compare
- 3 Brazil 98,263 Square kilometres compare
- 4 Russian Federation 75,712 Square kilometres compare
- 5 India 64,573 Square kilometres compare
- 6 Indonesia 50,011 Square kilometres compare
- 7 United States of America 49,608 Square kilometres compare
More environment data for Eastern Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.309 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.98 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 98.06 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 137.56 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 6.03 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 25.26 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 9.16 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Eastern Asia?
- Land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Eastern Asia was 215,007 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 Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 215,007 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 51,055 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Eastern Asia rank for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- Eastern Asia ranks 4th out of 57 groups with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 136.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Asia 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