Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Low income countries (World Bank)
Low income countries (World Bank): Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland was 97,563 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Low income countries (World Bank), 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 Low income countries (World Bank) is 97,563 Square kilometres, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.3% on the previous year and up 97.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Low income countries (World Bank) peaked at 97,563 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 31,375 Square kilometres, in 2005.
Low income countries (World Bank) ranks 20th of 753 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Low income countries (World Bank), year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 31,375 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 49,378 Square kilometres | +57.4% |
| 2015 | 59,290 Square kilometres | +20.1% |
| 2020 | 88,429 Square kilometres | +49.1% |
| 2022 | 97,563 Square kilometres | +10.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31,375 Square kilometres | 31,375 Square kilometres | 31,375 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 54,334 Square kilometres | 49,378 Square kilometres | 59,290 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 92,996 Square kilometres | 88,429 Square kilometres | 97,563 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near Low income countries (World Bank)
- 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
- 23 Germany 9,989 Square kilometres compare
More environment data for Low income countries (World Bank)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of 30.13 Percentage of GDP (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of 5.42 Percentage of GDP (2021)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 572,362 Hectares (2020)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 134,867 Hectares (2020)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 146,475 Hectares (2020)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 299,186 Hectares (2020)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 1.47 million Hectares (2020)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 30 - Environmental causes 189.25 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants (2019)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 30 - Environmental causes 73.44 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants (2019)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 29 - National wealth 248.89 US dollar (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Low income countries (World Bank)?
- Land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Low income countries (World Bank) was 97,563 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 Low income countries (World Bank)?
- The highest recorded value was 97,563 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Low income countries (World Bank)?
- The lowest recorded value was 31,375 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Low income countries (World Bank) rank for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- Low income countries (World Bank) ranks 20th out of 753 regions with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland rising or falling in Low income countries (World Bank)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 97.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low income countries (World Bank) 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