Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Qinghai
Qinghai: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland was 3,056 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Qinghai, 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 Qinghai stood at 3,056 Square kilometres. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 92.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Qinghai peaked at 3,056 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,217 Square kilometres, in 2005.
Qinghai ranks 105th of 753 regions on this measure, in the top quarter.
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Qinghai, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1,217 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 1,587 Square kilometres | +30.4% |
| 2015 | 2,135 Square kilometres | +34.5% |
| 2020 | 2,973 Square kilometres | +39.2% |
| 2022 | 3,056 Square kilometres | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,217 Square kilometres | 1,217 Square kilometres | 1,217 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 1,861 Square kilometres | 1,587 Square kilometres | 2,135 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 3,015 Square kilometres | 2,973 Square kilometres | 3,056 Square kilometres | 2 |
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- 102 Denmark 1,047 Square kilometres compare
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More environment data for Qinghai
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.013 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.83 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.05 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.18 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 1.43 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 510,503 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 520.49 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Qinghai?
- Land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Qinghai was 3,056 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 Qinghai?
- The highest recorded value was 3,056 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Qinghai?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,217 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Qinghai rank for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- Qinghai ranks 105th out of 753 regions with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland rising or falling in Qinghai?
- Over the last ten years it is up 92.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Qinghai 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