Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in OPEC
OPEC: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland was 65,055 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in OPEC, 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 OPEC is 65,055 Square kilometres, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.9% on the previous year and up 93.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in OPEC peaked at 65,055 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 19,059 Square kilometres, in 2005.
That places OPEC 38th out of 753 regions with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in OPEC, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 19,059 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 33,554 Square kilometres | +76.0% |
| 2015 | 40,515 Square kilometres | +20.7% |
| 2020 | 56,622 Square kilometres | +39.8% |
| 2022 | 65,055 Square kilometres | +14.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19,059 Square kilometres | 19,059 Square kilometres | 19,059 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 37,034 Square kilometres | 33,554 Square kilometres | 40,515 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 60,839 Square kilometres | 56,622 Square kilometres | 65,055 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near OPEC
- 35 Croatia 1,321 Square kilometres compare
- 35 Mozambique 6,559 Square kilometres compare
- 36 Uzbekistan 6,378 Square kilometres compare
- 37 Italy 6,063 Square kilometres compare
- 38 Zimbabwe 5,452 Square kilometres compare
- 39 Ecuador 5,441 Square kilometres compare
- 40 Uruguay 5,194 Square kilometres compare
- 41 Moldova 986.12 Square kilometres compare
- 41 Zambia 5,184 Square kilometres compare
More environment data for OPEC
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 414,566 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 21,519 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in OPEC?
- Land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in OPEC was 65,055 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 OPEC?
- The highest recorded value was 65,055 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in OPEC?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,059 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does OPEC rank for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- OPEC ranks 38th out of 753 regions with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland rising or falling in OPEC?
- Over the last ten years it is up 93.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OPEC 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