Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland was 2,826 Square kilometres in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Tamil Nadu, 2005–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Tamil Nadu is 2,826 Square kilometres, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 29.4% on the previous year and up 396.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Tamil Nadu peaked at 2,826 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 258.6 Square kilometres, in 2005.
Tamil Nadu ranks 112th of 753 regions on this measure, in the top quarter.
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Tamil Nadu, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 258.6 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 568.79 Square kilometres | +119.9% |
| 2015 | 1,168 Square kilometres | +105.4% |
| 2020 | 2,184 Square kilometres | +87.0% |
| 2022 | 2,826 Square kilometres | +29.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 258.6 Square kilometres | 258.6 Square kilometres | 258.6 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 868.43 Square kilometres | 568.79 Square kilometres | 1,168 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 2,505 Square kilometres | 2,184 Square kilometres | 2,826 Square kilometres | 2 |
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More environment data for Tamil Nadu
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 5.07 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 4.81 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 14.28 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 13.97 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 5.85 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 396.02 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 1,731 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Tamil Nadu?
- Land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Tamil Nadu was 2,826 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 Tamil Nadu?
- The highest recorded value was 2,826 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Tamil Nadu?
- The lowest recorded value was 258.6 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Tamil Nadu rank for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- Tamil Nadu ranks 112th out of 753 regions with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland rising or falling in Tamil Nadu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 396.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tamil Nadu 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