Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Shanxi
Shanxi: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland was 5,610 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Shanxi, 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 Shanxi stood at 5,610 Square kilometres. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.4% on the previous year and up 158.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Shanxi peaked at 5,610 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,174 Square kilometres, in 2005.
That places Shanxi 85th out of 753 regions with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Shanxi, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1,174 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 2,170 Square kilometres | +84.9% |
| 2015 | 3,074 Square kilometres | +41.7% |
| 2020 | 5,177 Square kilometres | +68.4% |
| 2022 | 5,610 Square kilometres | +8.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,174 Square kilometres | 1,174 Square kilometres | 1,174 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 2,622 Square kilometres | 2,170 Square kilometres | 3,074 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 5,393 Square kilometres | 5,177 Square kilometres | 5,610 Square kilometres | 2 |
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More environment data for Shanxi
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.0181 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.2784 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.31 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.29 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 2.13 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 46,816 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 4,131 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Shanxi?
- Land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Shanxi was 5,610 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 Shanxi?
- The highest recorded value was 5,610 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Shanxi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,174 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Shanxi rank for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- Shanxi ranks 85th out of 753 regions with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland rising or falling in Shanxi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 158.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Shanxi 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