Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Maranhão
Maranhão: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland was 5,673 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Maranhão, 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 Maranhão stood at 5,673 Square kilometres. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.1% on the previous year and up 64.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Maranhão peaked at 5,673 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,913 Square kilometres, in 2005.
That places Maranhão 25th out of 57 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Maranhão, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1,913 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 3,453 Square kilometres | +80.5% |
| 2015 | 3,904 Square kilometres | +13.1% |
| 2020 | 5,153 Square kilometres | +32.0% |
| 2022 | 5,673 Square kilometres | +10.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,913 Square kilometres | 1,913 Square kilometres | 1,913 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 3,679 Square kilometres | 3,453 Square kilometres | 3,904 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 5,413 Square kilometres | 5,153 Square kilometres | 5,673 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near Maranhão
- 22 Congo 10,152 Square kilometres compare
- 23 Germany 9,989 Square kilometres compare
- 24 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 9,533 Square kilometres compare
- 25 Thailand 9,447 Square kilometres compare
- 26 Australia 9,334 Square kilometres compare
- 27 Madagascar 4,495 Square kilometres compare
- 27 Philippines 9,297 Square kilometres compare
- 28 Canada 8,874 Square kilometres compare
More environment data for Maranhão
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -9.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -10.54 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -15.1 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -11.83 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 4.13 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 56,105 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 354.2 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Maranhão?
- Land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Maranhão was 5,673 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 Maranhão?
- The highest recorded value was 5,673 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Maranhão?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,913 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Maranhão rank for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- Maranhão ranks 25th out of 57 groups with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland rising or falling in Maranhão?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maranhão 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