Argentina vs Malaysia: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces

Argentina
3,089 Square kilometres
in 2022
Malaysia
2,547 Square kilometres
in 2022
Argentina rank
25th
Malaysia rank
28th

Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces over time

  • Argentina
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Argentina currently reports 3,089 Square kilometres against 2,547 Square kilometres in Malaysia, a difference of 542 Square kilometres.

That makes Argentina's figure about 1.2 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Malaysia ahead.

Argentina ranks 25th and Malaysia ranks 28th of 164 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Malaysia Difference Ahead
2000s 338.46 Square kilometres 677.8 Square kilometres 339.35 Square kilometres Malaysia
2010s 1,585 Square kilometres 1,468 Square kilometres 117.22 Square kilometres Argentina
2020s 2,826 Square kilometres 2,408 Square kilometres 418.07 Square kilometres Argentina

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, Argentina or Malaysia?
Argentina, at 3,089 Square kilometres against 2,547 Square kilometres in Malaysia as of 2022.
What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces between Argentina and Malaysia?
542 Square kilometres, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Malaysia?
5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
How do Argentina and Malaysia rank globally for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
Argentina ranks 25th and Malaysia ranks 28th of 164 countries.
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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Indicator
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces
Unit
Square kilometres
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
978 places, 4,890 data points, 2005–2022
Last refreshed

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