Canada vs European Union (evolving composition): Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces over time
- Canada
- European Union (evolving composition)
How they compare
European Union (evolving composition) currently reports 48,152 Square kilometres against 4,307 Square kilometres in Canada, a difference of 43,845 Square kilometres.
That makes European Union (evolving composition)'s figure about 11.2 times Canada's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, European Union (evolving composition) has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 19th and European Union (evolving composition) ranks 21st of 164 countries.
European Union (evolving composition) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | European Union (evolving composition) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,946 Square kilometres | 31,674 Square kilometres | 29,728 Square kilometres | European Union (evolving composition) |
| 2010s | 2,697 Square kilometres | 39,849 Square kilometres | 37,153 Square kilometres | European Union (evolving composition) |
| 2020s | 4,085 Square kilometres | 46,461 Square kilometres | 42,376 Square kilometres | European Union (evolving composition) |
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, Canada or European Union (evolving composition)?
- European Union (evolving composition), at 48,152 Square kilometres against 4,307 Square kilometres in Canada as of 2022.
- What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces between Canada and European Union (evolving composition)?
- 43,845 Square kilometres, with European Union (evolving composition) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and European Union (evolving composition)?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Canada and European Union (evolving composition) rank globally for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- Canada ranks 19th and European Union (evolving composition) ranks 21st 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