Brazil vs Russian Federation: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces

Brazil
12,994 Square kilometres
in 2022
Russian Federation
15,488 Square kilometres
in 2022
Brazil rank
6th
Russian Federation rank
5th

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

  • Brazil
  • Russian Federation
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How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 15,488 Square kilometres against 12,994 Square kilometres in Brazil, a difference of 2,494 Square kilometres.

That makes Russian Federation's figure about 1.2 times Brazil's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Russian Federation has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 6th and Russian Federation ranks 5th of 164 countries.

Russian Federation has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Russian Federation Difference Ahead
2000s 3,872 Square kilometres 6,885 Square kilometres 3,013 Square kilometres Russian Federation
2010s 7,723 Square kilometres 9,926 Square kilometres 2,203 Square kilometres Russian Federation
2020s 11,795 Square kilometres 14,360 Square kilometres 2,565 Square kilometres Russian Federation

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, Brazil or Russian Federation?
Russian Federation, at 15,488 Square kilometres against 12,994 Square kilometres in Brazil as of 2022.
What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces between Brazil and Russian Federation?
2,494 Square kilometres, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Russian Federation?
5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
How do Brazil and Russian Federation rank globally for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
Brazil ranks 6th and Russian Federation ranks 5th 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