Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Piauí
Piauí: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland was 6,579 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Piauí, 2005–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Piauí recorded 6,579 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 18.7% on the previous year and up 116.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Piauí peaked at 6,579 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,757 Square kilometres, in 2005.
That places Piauí 22nd out of 57 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Piauí, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1,757 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 3,033 Square kilometres | +72.6% |
| 2015 | 4,926 Square kilometres | +62.4% |
| 2020 | 5,541 Square kilometres | +12.5% |
| 2022 | 6,579 Square kilometres | +18.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,757 Square kilometres | 1,757 Square kilometres | 1,757 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 3,979 Square kilometres | 3,033 Square kilometres | 4,926 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 6,060 Square kilometres | 5,541 Square kilometres | 6,579 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near Piauí
- 19 Colombia 10,919 Square kilometres compare
- 20 Myanmar 10,312 Square kilometres compare
- 21 Papua New Guinea 10,273 Square kilometres compare
- 22 Congo 10,152 Square kilometres compare
- 23 Germany 9,989 Square kilometres compare
- 24 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 9,533 Square kilometres compare
- 25 Thailand 9,447 Square kilometres compare
More environment data for Piauí
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -24.04 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -23.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -11.9 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -10.37 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 3.77 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 2,907 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 218.05 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Piauí?
- Land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Piauí was 6,579 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 Piauí?
- The highest recorded value was 6,579 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Piauí?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,757 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Piauí rank for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- Piauí ranks 22nd out of 57 groups with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland rising or falling in Piauí?
- Over the last ten years it is up 116.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Piauí 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