Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Karnataka
Karnataka: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland was 5,835 Square kilometres in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Karnataka, 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 Karnataka stood at 5,835 Square kilometres. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.6% on the previous year and up 681.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Karnataka peaked at 5,835 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 421.92 Square kilometres, in 2005.
That places Karnataka 83rd out of 753 regions with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Karnataka, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 421.92 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 746.35 Square kilometres | +76.9% |
| 2015 | 1,339 Square kilometres | +79.5% |
| 2020 | 5,094 Square kilometres | +280.3% |
| 2022 | 5,835 Square kilometres | +14.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 421.92 Square kilometres | 421.92 Square kilometres | 421.92 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 1,043 Square kilometres | 746.35 Square kilometres | 1,339 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 5,464 Square kilometres | 5,094 Square kilometres | 5,835 Square kilometres | 2 |
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More environment data for Karnataka
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 9.86 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 9.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 10.8 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 9.66 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 2.78 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 7,164 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 1,430 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Karnataka?
- Land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Karnataka was 5,835 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 Karnataka?
- The highest recorded value was 5,835 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Karnataka?
- The lowest recorded value was 421.92 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Karnataka rank for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- Karnataka ranks 83rd out of 753 regions with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland rising or falling in Karnataka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 681.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Karnataka 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