Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in G20 OECD countries
G20 OECD countries: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland was 104,833 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in G20 OECD countries, 2005–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
G20 OECD countries recorded 104,833 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.
That represents a change of up 7.6% on the previous year and up 64.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in G20 OECD countries peaked at 104,833 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 36,395 Square kilometres, in 2005.
That places G20 OECD countries 18th 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 OECD countries, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 36,395 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 63,849 Square kilometres | +75.4% |
| 2015 | 77,884 Square kilometres | +22.0% |
| 2020 | 97,440 Square kilometres | +25.1% |
| 2022 | 104,833 Square kilometres | +7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36,395 Square kilometres | 36,395 Square kilometres | 36,395 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 70,866 Square kilometres | 63,849 Square kilometres | 77,884 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 101,136 Square kilometres | 97,440 Square kilometres | 104,833 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near G20 OECD countries
- 15 Spain 11,583 Square kilometres compare
- 16 Mongolia 11,323 Square kilometres compare
- 17 Angola 11,315 Square kilometres compare
- 18 Argentina 10,973 Square kilometres compare
- 19 Colombia 10,919 Square kilometres compare
- 20 Myanmar 10,312 Square kilometres compare
- 21 Papua New Guinea 10,273 Square kilometres compare
More environment data for G20 OECD countries
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 2.06 million Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 59,685 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in G20 OECD countries?
- Land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in G20 OECD countries was 104,833 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 OECD countries?
- The highest recorded value was 104,833 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in G20 OECD countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 36,395 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does G20 OECD countries rank for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- G20 OECD countries ranks 18th out of 753 regions with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland rising or falling in G20 OECD countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this G20 OECD 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