Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in North Sumatera Province
North Sumatera Province: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland was 3,084 Square kilometres in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in North Sumatera Province, 2005–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
North Sumatera Province recorded 3,084 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 18.2% on the previous year and up 158.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in North Sumatera Province peaked at 3,084 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 409.61 Square kilometres, in 2005.
North Sumatera Province ranks 104th of 753 regions on this measure, in the top quarter.
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in North Sumatera Province, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 409.61 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 1,193 Square kilometres | +191.2% |
| 2015 | 2,103 Square kilometres | +76.3% |
| 2020 | 2,610 Square kilometres | +24.1% |
| 2022 | 3,084 Square kilometres | +18.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 409.61 Square kilometres | 409.61 Square kilometres | 409.61 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 1,648 Square kilometres | 1,193 Square kilometres | 2,103 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 2,847 Square kilometres | 2,610 Square kilometres | 3,084 Square kilometres | 2 |
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More environment data for North Sumatera Province
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.88 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.81 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.7144 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.9765 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 4.95 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 0.7574 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 302.9 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in North Sumatera Province?
- Land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in North Sumatera Province was 3,084 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 North Sumatera Province?
- The highest recorded value was 3,084 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in North Sumatera Province?
- The lowest recorded value was 409.61 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does North Sumatera Province rank for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- North Sumatera Province ranks 104th out of 753 regions with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland rising or falling in North Sumatera Province?
- Over the last ten years it is up 158.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this North Sumatera Province 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