Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland was 343.93 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Santa Cruz, 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 Santa Cruz stood at 343.93 Square kilometres. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 44.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Santa Cruz peaked at 343.93 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 84.9 Square kilometres, in 2005.
That places Santa Cruz 440th out of 753 regions with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Santa Cruz, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 84.9 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 237.36 Square kilometres | +179.6% |
| 2015 | 315.06 Square kilometres | +32.7% |
| 2020 | 326.86 Square kilometres | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 343.93 Square kilometres | +5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.9 Square kilometres | 84.9 Square kilometres | 84.9 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 276.21 Square kilometres | 237.36 Square kilometres | 315.06 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 335.39 Square kilometres | 326.86 Square kilometres | 343.93 Square kilometres | 2 |
More environment data for Santa Cruz
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 12.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.6 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.2734 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.97 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 4.54 Percentage change (2024)
- Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from waste 0.07 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 0.2533 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Total and environment-related patents - FUAs — Patent applications 68.4 Patents (2022)
- Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime summer land 28.01 Degrees celsius (2024)
- Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime winter land 13.75 Degrees celsius (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Santa Cruz?
- Land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Santa Cruz was 343.93 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 Santa Cruz?
- The highest recorded value was 343.93 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Santa Cruz?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.9 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Santa Cruz rank for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- Santa Cruz ranks 440th out of 753 regions with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland rising or falling in Santa Cruz?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Santa Cruz 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