Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Punjab
Punjab: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland was 1,744 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Punjab, 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 Punjab is 1,744 Square kilometres, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.3% on the previous year and up 54.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Punjab peaked at 1,744 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 857 Square kilometres, in 2005.
That places Punjab 150th out of 753 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Punjab, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 857 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 1,126 Square kilometres | +31.4% |
| 2015 | 1,373 Square kilometres | +22.0% |
| 2020 | 1,499 Square kilometres | +9.2% |
| 2022 | 1,744 Square kilometres | +16.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 857 Square kilometres | 857 Square kilometres | 857 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 1,249 Square kilometres | 1,126 Square kilometres | 1,373 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 1,622 Square kilometres | 1,499 Square kilometres | 1,744 Square kilometres | 2 |
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More environment data for Punjab
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 12.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 12.09 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.6 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.74 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 15.66 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 39.7 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 1,692 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Punjab?
- Land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Punjab was 1,744 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 Punjab?
- The highest recorded value was 1,744 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Punjab?
- The lowest recorded value was 857 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Punjab rank for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- Punjab ranks 150th out of 753 groups with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland rising or falling in Punjab?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Punjab 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