Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Hunan
Hunan: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland was 4,424 Square kilometres in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Hunan, 2005–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Hunan recorded 4,424 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 8.6% on the previous year and up 241.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Hunan peaked at 4,424 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 757.19 Square kilometres, in 2005.
That places Hunan 92nd out of 753 regions with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Hunan, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 757.19 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 1,297 Square kilometres | +71.3% |
| 2015 | 1,829 Square kilometres | +41.0% |
| 2020 | 4,074 Square kilometres | +122.7% |
| 2022 | 4,424 Square kilometres | +8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 757.19 Square kilometres | 757.19 Square kilometres | 757.19 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 1,563 Square kilometres | 1,297 Square kilometres | 1,829 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 4,249 Square kilometres | 4,074 Square kilometres | 4,424 Square kilometres | 2 |
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More environment data for Hunan
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.96 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.17 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.13 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 7.69 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 144.32 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 2,415 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Hunan?
- Land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Hunan was 4,424 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 Hunan?
- The highest recorded value was 4,424 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Hunan?
- The lowest recorded value was 757.19 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Hunan rank for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- Hunan ranks 92nd out of 753 regions with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland rising or falling in Hunan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 241.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Hunan 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