Belgium vs Euro area (20 countries): Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces over time
- Belgium
- Euro area (20 countries)
How they compare
Euro area (20 countries) currently reports 35,436 Square kilometres against 1,445 Square kilometres in Belgium, a difference of 33,991 Square kilometres.
That makes Euro area (20 countries)'s figure about 24.5 times Belgium's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Euro area (20 countries) has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 36th and Euro area (20 countries) ranks 34th of 164 countries.
Euro area (20 countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Euro area (20 countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,300 Square kilometres | 22,455 Square kilometres | 21,155 Square kilometres | Euro area (20 countries) |
| 2010s | 1,317 Square kilometres | 28,965 Square kilometres | 27,648 Square kilometres | Euro area (20 countries) |
| 2020s | 1,399 Square kilometres | 34,180 Square kilometres | 32,780 Square kilometres | Euro area (20 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, Belgium or Euro area (20 countries)?
- Euro area (20 countries), at 35,436 Square kilometres against 1,445 Square kilometres in Belgium as of 2022.
- What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces between Belgium and Euro area (20 countries)?
- 33,991 Square kilometres, with Euro area (20 countries) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Euro area (20 countries)?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Belgium and Euro area (20 countries) rank globally for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- Belgium ranks 36th and Euro area (20 countries) ranks 34th 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