European Union (27) vs Germany: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area
Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area over time
- European Union (27)
- Germany
How they compare
European Union (27) currently reports 11,122 1000 ha against 2,597 1000 ha in Germany, a difference of 8,525 1000 ha.
That makes European Union (27)'s figure about 4.3 times Germany's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, European Union (27) has been ahead every year.
European Union (27) ranks 7th and Germany ranks 7th of 26 groups.
European Union (27) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | European Union (27) | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11,016 1000 ha | 2,587 1000 ha | 8,429 1000 ha | European Union (27) |
| 2010s | 11,072 1000 ha | 2,591 1000 ha | 8,481 1000 ha | European Union (27) |
| 2020s | 11,119 1000 ha | 2,599 1000 ha | 8,520 1000 ha | European Union (27) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area, European Union (27) or Germany?
- European Union (27), at 11,122 1000 ha against 2,597 1000 ha in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area between European Union (27) and Germany?
- 8,525 1000 ha, with European Union (27) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for European Union (27) and Germany?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do European Union (27) and Germany rank globally for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?
- European Union (27) ranks 7th and Germany ranks 7th 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 MODIS. 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.