Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in G20 excl. European Union
G20 excl. European Union: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland was 612,912 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in G20 excl. European Union, 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 G20 excl. European Union stood at 612,912 Square kilometres. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.6% on the previous year and up 105.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in G20 excl. European Union peaked at 612,912 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 161,613 Square kilometres, in 2005.
That places G20 excl. European Union 2nd out of 753 regions with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in G20 excl. European Union, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 161,613 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 298,220 Square kilometres | +84.5% |
| 2015 | 388,260 Square kilometres | +30.2% |
| 2020 | 539,715 Square kilometres | +39.0% |
| 2022 | 612,912 Square kilometres | +13.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 161,613 Square kilometres | 161,613 Square kilometres | 161,613 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 343,240 Square kilometres | 298,220 Square kilometres | 388,260 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 576,314 Square kilometres | 539,715 Square kilometres | 612,912 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near G20 excl. European Union
More environment data for G20 excl. European Union
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 8.12 million Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 272,806 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in G20 excl. European Union?
- Land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in G20 excl. European Union was 612,912 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 G20 excl. European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 612,912 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in G20 excl. European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 161,613 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does G20 excl. European Union rank for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- G20 excl. European Union ranks 2nd out of 753 regions with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland rising or falling in G20 excl. European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is up 105.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this G20 excl. European Union 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