Benin vs Sichuan: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces over time
- Benin
- Sichuan
How they compare
Sichuan currently reports 2,936 Square kilometres against 539.89 Square kilometres in Benin, a difference of 2,396 Square kilometres.
That makes Sichuan's figure about 5.4 times Benin's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Sichuan has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 76th and Sichuan ranks 79th of 164 countries.
Sichuan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Sichuan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.85 Square kilometres | 269.77 Square kilometres | 183.92 Square kilometres | Sichuan |
| 2010s | 242.41 Square kilometres | 1,395 Square kilometres | 1,153 Square kilometres | Sichuan |
| 2020s | 484.23 Square kilometres | 2,758 Square kilometres | 2,274 Square kilometres | Sichuan |
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, Benin or Sichuan?
- Sichuan, at 2,936 Square kilometres against 539.89 Square kilometres in Benin as of 2022.
- What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces between Benin and Sichuan?
- 2,396 Square kilometres, with Sichuan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Sichuan?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Benin and Sichuan rank globally for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- Benin ranks 76th and Sichuan ranks 79th 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