Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in G7
G7: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland was 103,792 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in G7, 2005–2022
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 G7 is 103,792 Square kilometres, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.4% on the previous year and up 58.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in G7 peaked at 103,792 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 39,211 Square kilometres, in 2005.
G7 ranks 19th of 753 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in G7, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 39,211 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 65,467 Square kilometres | +67.0% |
| 2015 | 80,510 Square kilometres | +23.0% |
| 2020 | 96,654 Square kilometres | +20.1% |
| 2022 | 103,792 Square kilometres | +7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39,211 Square kilometres | 39,211 Square kilometres | 39,211 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 72,988 Square kilometres | 65,467 Square kilometres | 80,510 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 100,223 Square kilometres | 96,654 Square kilometres | 103,792 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near G7
- 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
- 22 Congo 10,152 Square kilometres compare
More environment data for G7
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.21 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.89 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.09 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 4.43 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 2.24 million Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 91,056 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in G7?
- Land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in G7 was 103,792 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 G7?
- The highest recorded value was 103,792 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in G7?
- The lowest recorded value was 39,211 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does G7 rank for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- G7 ranks 19th out of 753 groups with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland rising or falling in G7?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this G7 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