Austria vs Norway: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces

Austria
1,028 Square kilometres
in 2022
Norway
1,108 Square kilometres
in 2022
Austria rank
49th
Norway rank
46th

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

  • Austria
  • Norway
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 1,108 Square kilometres against 1,028 Square kilometres in Austria, a difference of 80 Square kilometres.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.

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

Austria ranks 49th and Norway ranks 46th of 164 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Norway Difference Ahead
2000s 890.49 Square kilometres 487.56 Square kilometres 402.93 Square kilometres Austria
2010s 951.77 Square kilometres 912.14 Square kilometres 39.64 Square kilometres Austria
2020s 1,001 Square kilometres 1,072 Square kilometres 71.19 Square kilometres Norway

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 Norway?
Norway, at 1,108 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 Norway?
80 Square kilometres, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Norway?
5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
How do Austria and Norway rank globally for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
Austria ranks 49th and Norway ranks 46th 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
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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