Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in OECD (36 countries)
OECD (36 countries): Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland was 202,535 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in OECD (36 countries), 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 OECD (36 countries) stood at 202,535 Square kilometres. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.9% on the previous year and up 61.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in OECD (36 countries) peaked at 202,535 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 74,849 Square kilometres, in 2005.
That places OECD (36 countries) 8th out of 753 regions with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in OECD (36 countries), year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 74,849 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 125,537 Square kilometres | +67.7% |
| 2015 | 151,106 Square kilometres | +20.4% |
| 2020 | 187,695 Square kilometres | +24.2% |
| 2022 | 202,535 Square kilometres | +7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74,849 Square kilometres | 74,849 Square kilometres | 74,849 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 138,322 Square kilometres | 125,537 Square kilometres | 151,106 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 195,115 Square kilometres | 187,695 Square kilometres | 202,535 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near OECD (36 countries)
- 5 India 64,573 Square kilometres compare
- 6 Indonesia 50,011 Square kilometres compare
- 7 United States of America 49,608 Square kilometres compare
- 8 Tanzania, United Republic of 23,226 Square kilometres compare
- 9 Nigeria 21,656 Square kilometres compare
- 10 Ukraine 17,820 Square kilometres compare
- 11 Malaysia 14,209 Square kilometres compare
More environment data for OECD (36 countries)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 4.21 million Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 135,731 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in OECD (36 countries)?
- Land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in OECD (36 countries) was 202,535 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 OECD (36 countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 202,535 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in OECD (36 countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 74,849 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does OECD (36 countries) rank for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- OECD (36 countries) ranks 8th out of 753 regions with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland rising or falling in OECD (36 countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD (36 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