Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in India
India: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland was 64,573 Square kilometres in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in India, 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 India stood at 64,573 Square kilometres. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 29.5% on the previous year and up 297.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in India peaked at 64,573 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10,028 Square kilometres, in 2005.
India ranks 5th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in India, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 10,028 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 16,254 Square kilometres | +62.1% |
| 2015 | 24,232 Square kilometres | +49.1% |
| 2020 | 49,849 Square kilometres | +105.7% |
| 2022 | 64,573 Square kilometres | +29.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10,028 Square kilometres | 10,028 Square kilometres | 10,028 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 20,243 Square kilometres | 16,254 Square kilometres | 24,232 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 57,211 Square kilometres | 49,849 Square kilometres | 64,573 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near India
- 2 China 187,003 Square kilometres compare
- 3 Brazil 98,263 Square kilometres compare
- 4 Russian Federation 75,712 Square kilometres compare
- 6 Indonesia 50,011 Square kilometres compare
- 7 United States of America 49,608 Square kilometres compare
- 8 Tanzania, United Republic of 23,226 Square kilometres compare
More environment data for India
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 11.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 12.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.254 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.954 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export quantity, per capita 0 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, annual growth rate 8.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, per capita 0 1000 USD per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in India?
- Land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in India was 64,573 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 64,573 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,028 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does India rank for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- India ranks 5th out of 169 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 297.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India 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