Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Middle Black Sea
Middle Black Sea: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland was 1,866 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Middle Black Sea, 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 Black Sea is 1,866 Square kilometres, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.9% on the previous year and up 88.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Middle Black Sea peaked at 1,866 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 257.23 Square kilometres, in 2005.
Middle Black Sea ranks 140th of 753 regions on this measure, in the top quarter.
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Middle Black Sea, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 257.23 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 991.92 Square kilometres | +285.6% |
| 2015 | 1,204 Square kilometres | +21.4% |
| 2020 | 1,610 Square kilometres | +33.6% |
| 2022 | 1,866 Square kilometres | +15.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 257.23 Square kilometres | 257.23 Square kilometres | 257.23 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 1,098 Square kilometres | 991.92 Square kilometres | 1,204 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 1,738 Square kilometres | 1,610 Square kilometres | 1,866 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near Middle Black Sea
- 137 Yemen 97.85 Square kilometres compare
- 138 Luxembourg 83.19 Square kilometres compare
- 139 Hong Kong, China 60.19 Square kilometres compare
- 140 Kuwait 59.42 Square kilometres compare
- 141 Mauritius 56.52 Square kilometres compare
- 142 United Arab Emirates 49.47 Square kilometres compare
- 143 Lithuania 1,832 Square kilometres compare
- 143 Suriname 46.69 Square kilometres compare
More environment data for Middle Black Sea
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.16 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.76 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.14 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 3.33 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 1,203 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 160.24 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Middle Black Sea?
- Land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Middle Black Sea was 1,866 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 Black Sea?
- The highest recorded value was 1,866 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Middle Black Sea?
- The lowest recorded value was 257.23 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Middle Black Sea rank for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- Middle Black Sea ranks 140th out of 753 regions with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland rising or falling in Middle Black Sea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle Black Sea 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