Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in West Bengal
West Bengal: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland was 1,967 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in West Bengal, 2005–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
West Bengal recorded 1,967 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.
The figure is up 29.7% on the previous year and up 185.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in West Bengal peaked at 1,967 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 402.07 Square kilometres, in 2005.
West Bengal ranks 134th of 753 regions on this measure, in the top quarter.
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in West Bengal, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 402.07 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 689.51 Square kilometres | +71.5% |
| 2015 | 1,115 Square kilometres | +61.7% |
| 2020 | 1,517 Square kilometres | +36.0% |
| 2022 | 1,967 Square kilometres | +29.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 402.07 Square kilometres | 402.07 Square kilometres | 402.07 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 902.38 Square kilometres | 689.51 Square kilometres | 1,115 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 1,742 Square kilometres | 1,517 Square kilometres | 1,967 Square kilometres | 2 |
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More environment data for West Bengal
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 5.16 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 4.96 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.59 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.5017 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 22.76 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 371.94 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 1,376 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in West Bengal?
- Land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in West Bengal was 1,967 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 West Bengal?
- The highest recorded value was 1,967 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in West Bengal?
- The lowest recorded value was 402.07 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does West Bengal rank for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- West Bengal ranks 134th out of 753 regions with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland rising or falling in West Bengal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 185.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this West Bengal 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