Amazonas vs Taiwan, China: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces over time
- Amazonas
- Taiwan, China
How they compare
Taiwan, China currently reports 1,478 Square kilometres against 373.44 Square kilometres in Amazonas, a difference of 1,105 Square kilometres.
That makes Taiwan, China's figure about 4.0 times Amazonas's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Taiwan, China has been ahead every year.
Amazonas ranks 32nd and Taiwan, China ranks 33rd of 56 groups.
Taiwan, China has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Amazonas | Taiwan, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 286.16 Square kilometres | 345.69 Square kilometres | 59.53 Square kilometres | Taiwan, China |
| 2010s | 334.31 Square kilometres | 893.88 Square kilometres | 559.57 Square kilometres | Taiwan, China |
| 2020s | 362.02 Square kilometres | 1,452 Square kilometres | 1,090 Square kilometres | Taiwan, China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces, Amazonas or Taiwan, China?
- Taiwan, China, at 1,478 Square kilometres against 373.44 Square kilometres in Amazonas as of 2022.
- What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces between Amazonas and Taiwan, China?
- 1,105 Square kilometres, with Taiwan, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Amazonas and Taiwan, China?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Amazonas and Taiwan, China rank globally for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- Amazonas ranks 32nd and Taiwan, China ranks 33rd of 56 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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