Austria vs Major four euro area countries: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces

Austria
1,028 Square kilometres
in 2022
Major four euro area countries
26,222 Square kilometres
in 2022
Austria rank
49th
Major four euro area countries rank
48th

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

  • Austria
  • Major four euro area countries
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How they compare

Major four euro area countries currently reports 26,222 Square kilometres against 1,028 Square kilometres in Austria, a difference of 25,194 Square kilometres.

That makes Major four euro area countries's figure about 25.5 times Austria's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Major four euro area countries has been ahead every year.

Austria ranks 49th and Major four euro area countries ranks 48th of 164 countries.

Major four euro area countries has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Major four euro area countries Difference Ahead
2000s 890.49 Square kilometres 16,497 Square kilometres 15,607 Square kilometres Major four euro area countries
2010s 951.77 Square kilometres 21,591 Square kilometres 20,639 Square kilometres Major four euro area countries
2020s 1,001 Square kilometres 25,411 Square kilometres 24,410 Square kilometres Major four euro area countries

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, Austria or Major four euro area countries?
Major four euro area countries, at 26,222 Square kilometres against 1,028 Square kilometres in Austria as of 2022.
What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces between Austria and Major four euro area countries?
25,194 Square kilometres, with Major four euro area countries ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Major four euro area countries?
5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
How do Austria and Major four euro area countries rank globally for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
Austria ranks 49th and Major four euro area countries ranks 48th 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