Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Major four euro area countries
Major four euro area countries: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland was 39,743 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Major four euro area countries, 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 Major four euro area countries is 39,743 Square kilometres, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.9% on the previous year and up 52.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Major four euro area countries peaked at 39,743 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 17,964 Square kilometres, in 2005.
That places Major four euro area countries 53rd out of 753 regions with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Major four euro area countries, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 17,964 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 26,064 Square kilometres | +45.1% |
| 2015 | 30,414 Square kilometres | +16.7% |
| 2020 | 37,164 Square kilometres | +22.2% |
| 2022 | 39,743 Square kilometres | +6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17,964 Square kilometres | 17,964 Square kilometres | 17,964 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 28,239 Square kilometres | 26,064 Square kilometres | 30,414 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 38,454 Square kilometres | 37,164 Square kilometres | 39,743 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near Major four euro area countries
- 50 Portugal 4,220 Square kilometres compare
- 50 Fiji 211.05 Square kilometres compare
- 51 Uganda 4,098 Square kilometres compare
- 52 Eswatini 170.28 Square kilometres compare
- 52 Guinea 4,084 Square kilometres compare
- 53 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 3,953 Square kilometres compare
- 53 Lesotho 144.62 Square kilometres compare
- 54 Mali 3,887 Square kilometres compare
- 55 Bulgaria 3,858 Square kilometres compare
- 56 Algeria 3,715 Square kilometres compare
More environment data for Major four euro area countries
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 191,109 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 26,222 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Major four euro area countries?
- Land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Major four euro area countries was 39,743 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 Major four euro area countries?
- The highest recorded value was 39,743 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Major four euro area countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,964 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Major four euro area countries rank for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- Major four euro area countries ranks 53rd out of 753 regions with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland rising or falling in Major four euro area countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Major four euro area countries 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