Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Texas
Texas: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland was 8,478 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Texas, 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 Texas is 8,478 Square kilometres, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and up 54.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Texas peaked at 8,478 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3,554 Square kilometres, in 2005.
Texas ranks 75th of 753 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Texas, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3,554 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 5,490 Square kilometres | +54.5% |
| 2015 | 6,423 Square kilometres | +17.0% |
| 2020 | 8,137 Square kilometres | +26.7% |
| 2022 | 8,478 Square kilometres | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,554 Square kilometres | 3,554 Square kilometres | 3,554 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 5,957 Square kilometres | 5,490 Square kilometres | 6,423 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 8,308 Square kilometres | 8,137 Square kilometres | 8,478 Square kilometres | 2 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.94 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.09 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.02 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 3.3 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 192,497 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 6,493 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Texas?
- Land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Texas was 8,478 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 Texas?
- The highest recorded value was 8,478 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Texas?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,554 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Texas rank for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- Texas ranks 75th out of 753 groups with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland rising or falling in Texas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Texas 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