Botswana vs Poland: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces over time
- Botswana
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 3,451 Square kilometres against 557.07 Square kilometres in Botswana, a difference of 2,894 Square kilometres.
That makes Poland's figure about 6.2 times Botswana's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Poland has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 73rd and Poland ranks 75th of 164 countries.
Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.73 Square kilometres | 2,906 Square kilometres | 2,871 Square kilometres | Poland |
| 2010s | 148.97 Square kilometres | 3,048 Square kilometres | 2,899 Square kilometres | Poland |
| 2020s | 520.2 Square kilometres | 3,299 Square kilometres | 2,779 Square kilometres | Poland |
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, Botswana or Poland?
- Poland, at 3,451 Square kilometres against 557.07 Square kilometres in Botswana as of 2022.
- What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces between Botswana and Poland?
- 2,894 Square kilometres, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Poland?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Botswana and Poland rank globally for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- Botswana ranks 73rd and Poland ranks 75th 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