Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Taiwan, China
Taiwan, China: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland was 1,578 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Taiwan, China, 2005–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Taiwan, China recorded 1,578 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.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 109.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Taiwan, China peaked at 1,578 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 450.79 Square kilometres, in 2005.
That places Taiwan, China 86th out of 169 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Taiwan, China, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 450.79 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 753.04 Square kilometres | +67.1% |
| 2015 | 1,240 Square kilometres | +64.7% |
| 2020 | 1,519 Square kilometres | +22.5% |
| 2022 | 1,578 Square kilometres | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 450.79 Square kilometres | 450.79 Square kilometres | 450.79 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 996.63 Square kilometres | 753.04 Square kilometres | 1,240 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 1,549 Square kilometres | 1,519 Square kilometres | 1,578 Square kilometres | 2 |
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More environment data for Taiwan, China
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.5363 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4698 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.56 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.47 Percentage change (2024)
- Land use hidden — Other areas 27,620 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Total area 35,960 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Land area 35,410 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Cropland 7,790 Square kilometres (2023)
- Emissions of air pollutants 368,369 tonnes (2022)
- Exposure to outdoor air pollution 16.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Taiwan, China?
- Land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Taiwan, China was 1,578 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 Taiwan, China?
- The highest recorded value was 1,578 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Taiwan, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 450.79 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Taiwan, China rank for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- Taiwan, China ranks 86th out of 169 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland rising or falling in Taiwan, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 109.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Taiwan, China 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