Australia vs Indiana: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces

Australia
3,732 Square kilometres
in 2022
Indiana
1,339 Square kilometres
in 2022
Australia rank
21st
Indiana rank
19th

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

  • Australia
  • Indiana
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 3,732 Square kilometres against 1,339 Square kilometres in Indiana, a difference of 2,393 Square kilometres.

That makes Australia's figure about 2.8 times Indiana's.

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

Australia ranks 21st and Indiana ranks 19th of 164 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Indiana Difference Ahead
2000s 1,811 Square kilometres 462.7 Square kilometres 1,348 Square kilometres Australia
2010s 2,673 Square kilometres 1,019 Square kilometres 1,653 Square kilometres Australia
2020s 3,562 Square kilometres 1,298 Square kilometres 2,264 Square kilometres Australia

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, Australia or Indiana?
Australia, at 3,732 Square kilometres against 1,339 Square kilometres in Indiana as of 2022.
What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces between Australia and Indiana?
2,393 Square kilometres, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Indiana?
5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
How do Australia and Indiana rank globally for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
Australia ranks 21st and Indiana ranks 19th 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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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