Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Tohoku
Tohoku: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland was 1,788 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Tohoku, 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 Tohoku stood at 1,788 Square kilometres. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.3% on the previous year and up 64.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Tohoku peaked at 1,788 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 496.84 Square kilometres, in 2005.
Tohoku ranks 146th of 753 regions on this measure, in the top quarter.
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Tohoku, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 496.84 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 1,089 Square kilometres | +119.2% |
| 2015 | 1,566 Square kilometres | +43.7% |
| 2020 | 1,666 Square kilometres | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 1,788 Square kilometres | +7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 496.84 Square kilometres | 496.84 Square kilometres | 496.84 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 1,327 Square kilometres | 1,089 Square kilometres | 1,566 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 1,727 Square kilometres | 1,666 Square kilometres | 1,788 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tohoku
- 143 Lithuania 1,832 Square kilometres compare
- 143 Suriname 46.69 Square kilometres compare
- 144 Sao Tome and Principe 36.09 Square kilometres compare
- 145 Barbados 25.24 Square kilometres compare
- 146 Comoros 24.76 Square kilometres compare
- 147 Bahamas 18.27 Square kilometres compare
- 148 Bahrain 15.33 Square kilometres compare
- 149 United States Virgin Islands 13.48 Square kilometres compare
More environment data for Tohoku
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.09 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.1 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.48 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.3198 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 4.35 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 66.94 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 1,158 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Tohoku?
- Land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Tohoku was 1,788 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 Tohoku?
- The highest recorded value was 1,788 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Tohoku?
- The lowest recorded value was 496.84 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Tohoku rank for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- Tohoku ranks 146th out of 753 regions with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland rising or falling in Tohoku?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tohoku 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