Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in OECD Asia Oceania
OECD Asia Oceania: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland was 26,588 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in OECD Asia Oceania, 2005–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
OECD Asia Oceania recorded 26,588 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.
The figure is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 70.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in OECD Asia Oceania peaked at 26,588 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6,713 Square kilometres, in 2005.
OECD Asia Oceania ranks 59th of 753 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in OECD Asia Oceania, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 6,713 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 15,596 Square kilometres | +132.3% |
| 2015 | 21,715 Square kilometres | +39.2% |
| 2020 | 24,899 Square kilometres | +14.7% |
| 2022 | 26,588 Square kilometres | +6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6,713 Square kilometres | 6,713 Square kilometres | 6,713 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 18,655 Square kilometres | 15,596 Square kilometres | 21,715 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 25,744 Square kilometres | 24,899 Square kilometres | 26,588 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near OECD Asia Oceania
- 56 Algeria 3,715 Square kilometres compare
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- 57 Democratic Republic of the Congo 27,282 Square kilometres compare
- 57 Peru 3,511 Square kilometres compare
- 58 Bangladesh 3,212 Square kilometres compare
- 59 South Africa 3,204 Square kilometres compare
- 60 Türkiye 21,809 Square kilometres compare
- 60 Paraguay 3,188 Square kilometres compare
- 61 Costa Rica 3,170 Square kilometres compare
- 62 Nicaragua 3,157 Square kilometres compare
More environment data for OECD Asia Oceania
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.7 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.76 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.24 Percentage change (2024)
- Land use hidden — Total area 8.51 million Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Cropland 381,484 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Land area 8.44 million Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 3.42 million Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Other areas 2.89 million Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Forest 1.75 million Square kilometres (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in OECD Asia Oceania?
- Land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in OECD Asia Oceania was 26,588 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 Asia Oceania?
- The highest recorded value was 26,588 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in OECD Asia Oceania?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,713 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does OECD Asia Oceania rank for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- OECD Asia Oceania ranks 59th out of 753 regions with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland rising or falling in OECD Asia Oceania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD Asia Oceania 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