ASEAN vs Japan: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces

ASEAN
19,237 Square kilometres
in 2022
Japan
10,888 Square kilometres
in 2022
ASEAN rank
8th
Japan rank
8th

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

  • ASEAN
  • Japan
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How they compare

ASEAN currently reports 19,237 Square kilometres against 10,888 Square kilometres in Japan, a difference of 8,349 Square kilometres.

That makes ASEAN's figure about 1.8 times Japan's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, ASEAN has been ahead every year.

ASEAN ranks 8th and Japan ranks 8th of 56 groups.

ASEAN has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ASEAN Japan Difference Ahead
2000s 3,234 Square kilometres 1,234 Square kilometres 1,999 Square kilometres ASEAN
2010s 10,396 Square kilometres 8,001 Square kilometres 2,395 Square kilometres ASEAN
2020s 17,695 Square kilometres 10,607 Square kilometres 7,087 Square kilometres ASEAN

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, ASEAN or Japan?
ASEAN, at 19,237 Square kilometres against 10,888 Square kilometres in Japan as of 2022.
What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces between ASEAN and Japan?
8,349 Square kilometres, with ASEAN ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ASEAN and Japan?
5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
How do ASEAN and Japan rank globally for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
ASEAN ranks 8th and Japan ranks 8th 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

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