Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Maharashtra
Maharashtra: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland was 5,916 Square kilometres in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Maharashtra, 2005–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Maharashtra recorded 5,916 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.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 34.9% on the previous year and up 287.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Maharashtra peaked at 5,916 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 798.34 Square kilometres, in 2005.
That places Maharashtra 82nd out of 753 regions with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Maharashtra, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 798.34 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 1,525 Square kilometres | +91.0% |
| 2015 | 2,172 Square kilometres | +42.4% |
| 2020 | 4,386 Square kilometres | +101.9% |
| 2022 | 5,916 Square kilometres | +34.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 798.34 Square kilometres | 798.34 Square kilometres | 798.34 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 1,849 Square kilometres | 1,525 Square kilometres | 2,172 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 5,151 Square kilometres | 4,386 Square kilometres | 5,916 Square kilometres | 2 |
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More environment data for Maharashtra
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 13.61 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 13.55 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 6.32 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 6.76 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 3.23 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 5,498 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 2,608 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Maharashtra?
- Land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Maharashtra was 5,916 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 Maharashtra?
- The highest recorded value was 5,916 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Maharashtra?
- The lowest recorded value was 798.34 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Maharashtra rank for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- Maharashtra ranks 82nd out of 753 regions with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland rising or falling in Maharashtra?
- Over the last ten years it is up 287.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maharashtra 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