Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in International Programme for Action on Climate Parties
International Programme for Action on Climate Parties: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland was 723,359 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in International Programme for Action on Climate Parties, 2005–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
International Programme for Action on Climate Parties recorded 723,359 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 12.5% on the previous year and up 94.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in International Programme for Action on Climate Parties peaked at 723,359 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 210,231 Square kilometres, in 2005.
International Programme for Action on Climate Parties ranks 1st of 753 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in International Programme for Action on Climate Parties, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 210,231 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 371,979 Square kilometres | +76.9% |
| 2015 | 475,242 Square kilometres | +27.8% |
| 2020 | 643,088 Square kilometres | +35.3% |
| 2022 | 723,359 Square kilometres | +12.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 210,231 Square kilometres | 210,231 Square kilometres | 210,231 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 423,610 Square kilometres | 371,979 Square kilometres | 475,242 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 683,224 Square kilometres | 643,088 Square kilometres | 723,359 Square kilometres | 2 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.51 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.96 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 6.06 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 9.15 million Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 330,598 Square kilometres (2022)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in International Programme for Action on Climate Parties?
- Land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in International Programme for Action on Climate Parties was 723,359 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 International Programme for Action on Climate Parties?
- The highest recorded value was 723,359 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in International Programme for Action on Climate Parties?
- The lowest recorded value was 210,231 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does International Programme for Action on Climate Parties rank for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- International Programme for Action on Climate Parties ranks 1st out of 753 regions with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland rising or falling in International Programme for Action on Climate Parties?
- Over the last ten years it is up 94.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this International Programme for Action on Climate Parties 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