Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Rajasthan
Rajasthan: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland was 4,123 Square kilometres in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Rajasthan, 2005–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Rajasthan recorded 4,123 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.
That represents a change of up 69.8% on the previous year and up 520.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Rajasthan peaked at 4,123 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 386.23 Square kilometres, in 2005.
That places Rajasthan 96th out of 753 regions with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Rajasthan, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 386.23 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 664.63 Square kilometres | +72.1% |
| 2015 | 1,366 Square kilometres | +105.5% |
| 2020 | 2,428 Square kilometres | +77.8% |
| 2022 | 4,123 Square kilometres | +69.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 386.23 Square kilometres | 386.23 Square kilometres | 386.23 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 1,015 Square kilometres | 664.63 Square kilometres | 1,366 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 3,276 Square kilometres | 2,428 Square kilometres | 4,123 Square kilometres | 2 |
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More environment data for Rajasthan
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 30.32 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 30.02 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 7.58 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 8.96 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 2.79 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 5,625 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 2,283 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Rajasthan?
- Land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Rajasthan was 4,123 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 Rajasthan?
- The highest recorded value was 4,123 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Rajasthan?
- The lowest recorded value was 386.23 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Rajasthan rank for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- Rajasthan ranks 96th out of 753 regions with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland rising or falling in Rajasthan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 520.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Rajasthan 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