Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in OECD Asia
OECD Asia: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland was 15,909 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in OECD Asia, 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 Asia stood at 15,909 Square kilometres. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.9% on the previous year and up 88.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in OECD Asia peaked at 15,909 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2,731 Square kilometres, in 2005.
OECD Asia ranks 61st of 753 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in OECD Asia, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2,731 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 8,443 Square kilometres | +209.1% |
| 2015 | 13,394 Square kilometres | +58.6% |
| 2020 | 14,750 Square kilometres | +10.1% |
| 2022 | 15,909 Square kilometres | +7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,731 Square kilometres | 2,731 Square kilometres | 2,731 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 10,918 Square kilometres | 8,443 Square kilometres | 13,394 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 15,329 Square kilometres | 14,750 Square kilometres | 15,909 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near OECD Asia
- 58 Bangladesh 3,212 Square kilometres compare
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- 60 Paraguay 3,188 Square kilometres compare
- 61 Costa Rica 3,170 Square kilometres compare
- 62 Nicaragua 3,157 Square kilometres compare
- 63 Dominican Republic 2,989 Square kilometres compare
- 63 Melanesia 13,401 Square kilometres compare
- 64 Malawi 2,962 Square kilometres compare
More environment data for OECD Asia
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.22 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.5 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.8301 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 3.38 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 950.76 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 14,061 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in OECD Asia?
- Land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in OECD Asia was 15,909 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?
- The highest recorded value was 15,909 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in OECD Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,731 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does OECD Asia rank for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- OECD Asia ranks 61st out of 753 regions with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland rising or falling in OECD Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD Asia 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