South America vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area
Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area over time
- South America
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
How they compare
South America currently reports 4,119 1000 ha against 1,044 1000 ha in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 3,075 1000 ha.
That makes South America's figure about 3.9 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.
South America ranks 11th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 13th of 26 groups.
South America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South America | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,130 1000 ha | 730.97 1000 ha | 1,399 1000 ha | South America |
| 2000s | 2,723 1000 ha | 951.13 1000 ha | 1,772 1000 ha | South America |
| 2010s | 3,482 1000 ha | 1,010 1000 ha | 2,472 1000 ha | South America |
| 2020s | 3,969 1000 ha | 1,029 1000 ha | 2,940 1000 ha | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area, South America or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- South America, at 4,119 1000 ha against 1,044 1000 ha in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area between South America and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 3,075 1000 ha, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South America and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2022.
- How do South America and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?
- South America ranks 11th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 13th of 26 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.