Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Euro area (15 countries)
Euro area (15 countries): Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland was 52,071 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Euro area (15 countries), 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 Euro area (15 countries) stood at 52,071 Square kilometres. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.2% on the previous year and up 51.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Euro area (15 countries) peaked at 52,071 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 23,266 Square kilometres, in 2005.
That places Euro area (15 countries) 48th out of 753 regions with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Euro area (15 countries), year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 23,266 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 34,288 Square kilometres | +47.4% |
| 2015 | 39,653 Square kilometres | +15.6% |
| 2020 | 48,556 Square kilometres | +22.5% |
| 2022 | 52,071 Square kilometres | +7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23,266 Square kilometres | 23,266 Square kilometres | 23,266 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 36,971 Square kilometres | 34,288 Square kilometres | 39,653 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 50,313 Square kilometres | 48,556 Square kilometres | 52,071 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near Euro area (15 countries)
- 45 Iran, Islamic Republic of 4,421 Square kilometres compare
- 46 Equatorial Guinea 352.9 Square kilometres compare
- 46 Honduras 4,379 Square kilometres compare
- 47 Côte d’Ivoire 4,314 Square kilometres compare
- 48 Chad 4,281 Square kilometres compare
- 49 Chile 4,244 Square kilometres compare
- 50 Portugal 4,220 Square kilometres compare
- 50 Fiji 211.05 Square kilometres compare
- 51 Uganda 4,098 Square kilometres compare
More environment data for Euro area (15 countries)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 278,236 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 33,807 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Euro area (15 countries)?
- Land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Euro area (15 countries) was 52,071 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 Euro area (15 countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 52,071 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Euro area (15 countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,266 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Euro area (15 countries) rank for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- Euro area (15 countries) ranks 48th out of 753 regions with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland rising or falling in Euro area (15 countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area (15 countries) 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