Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Philippines

Philippines: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland was 9,297 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
9,297 Square kilometres
Change on year
up 13.8%
World rank
27th
of 169 countries
All-time high
9,297 Square kilometres
in 2022
All-time low
2,065 Square kilometres
in 2005
Years of data
5
2005–2022

Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Philippines, 2005–2022

2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k2005201320222005: 2.1k Square kilometres2010: 4.6k Square kilometres2015: 7.4k Square kilometres2020: 8.2k Square kilometres2022: 9.3k Square kilometres

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 Philippines is 9,297 Square kilometres, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.8% on the previous year and up 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Philippines peaked at 9,297 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2,065 Square kilometres, in 2005.

Philippines ranks 27th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Philippines, year by year

Annual values for Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Philippines, 2005 to 2022.
Year Square kilometres Change
2005 2,065 Square kilometres
2010 4,649 Square kilometres +125.2%
2015 7,354 Square kilometres +58.2%
2020 8,166 Square kilometres +11.0%
2022 9,297 Square kilometres +13.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2,065 Square kilometres 2,065 Square kilometres 2,065 Square kilometres 1
2010s 6,001 Square kilometres 4,649 Square kilometres 7,354 Square kilometres 2
2020s 8,731 Square kilometres 8,166 Square kilometres 9,297 Square kilometres 2

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 24 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 9,533 Square kilometres compare
  2. 25 Thailand 9,447 Square kilometres compare
  3. 26 Australia 9,334 Square kilometres compare
  4. 28 Canada 8,874 Square kilometres compare
  5. 29 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 7,872 Square kilometres compare
  6. 30 Mauritania 2,241 Square kilometres compare
  7. 30 Romania 7,448 Square kilometres compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Philippines?
Land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Philippines was 9,297 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 Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 9,297 Square kilometres in 2022.
What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 2,065 Square kilometres in 2005.
How does Philippines rank for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
Philippines ranks 27th out of 169 countries with data for 2022.
Is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Philippines 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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Indicator
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland
Unit
Square kilometres
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
979 places, 4,895 data points, 2005–2022
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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