Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland was 61,298 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Middle Africa, 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 Middle Africa is 61,298 Square kilometres, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 51.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Middle Africa peaked at 61,298 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 26,504 Square kilometres, in 2005.
That places Middle Africa 39th out of 753 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Middle Africa, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 26,504 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 40,488 Square kilometres | +52.8% |
| 2015 | 46,111 Square kilometres | +13.9% |
| 2020 | 57,603 Square kilometres | +24.9% |
| 2022 | 61,298 Square kilometres | +6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26,504 Square kilometres | 26,504 Square kilometres | 26,504 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 43,299 Square kilometres | 40,488 Square kilometres | 46,111 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 59,451 Square kilometres | 57,603 Square kilometres | 61,298 Square kilometres | 2 |
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More environment data for Middle Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.38 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -9.88 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.13 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.198 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity 1.37 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 16.92 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value 1,530 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 3,754 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 16.92 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Middle Africa?
- Land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Middle Africa was 61,298 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 Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 61,298 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 26,504 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Middle Africa rank for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- Middle Africa ranks 39th out of 753 groups with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland rising or falling in Middle Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle Africa 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