Australia vs Spain: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces over time
- Australia
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 4,609 Square kilometres against 3,732 Square kilometres in Australia, a difference of 877 Square kilometres.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 21st and Spain ranks 18th of 164 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,811 Square kilometres | 1,200 Square kilometres | 610.94 Square kilometres | Australia |
| 2010s | 2,673 Square kilometres | 2,849 Square kilometres | 176.41 Square kilometres | Spain |
| 2020s | 3,562 Square kilometres | 4,480 Square kilometres | 917.39 Square kilometres | Spain |
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 Spain?
- Spain, at 4,609 Square kilometres against 3,732 Square kilometres in Australia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces between Australia and Spain?
- 877 Square kilometres, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Spain?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Australia and Spain rank globally for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- Australia ranks 21st and Spain ranks 18th 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
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