Canada vs G20 OECD countries: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces over time
- Canada
- G20 OECD countries
How they compare
G20 OECD countries currently reports 59,685 Square kilometres against 4,307 Square kilometres in Canada, a difference of 55,378 Square kilometres.
That makes G20 OECD countries's figure about 13.9 times Canada's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, G20 OECD countries has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 19th and G20 OECD countries ranks 17th of 164 countries.
G20 OECD countries has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | G20 OECD countries | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,946 Square kilometres | 25,494 Square kilometres | 23,547 Square kilometres | G20 OECD countries |
| 2010s | 2,697 Square kilometres | 42,435 Square kilometres | 39,738 Square kilometres | G20 OECD countries |
| 2020s | 4,085 Square kilometres | 57,294 Square kilometres | 53,209 Square kilometres | G20 OECD 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, Canada or G20 OECD countries?
- G20 OECD countries, at 59,685 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 G20 OECD countries?
- 55,378 Square kilometres, with G20 OECD countries ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and G20 OECD countries?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Canada and G20 OECD countries rank globally for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- Canada ranks 19th and G20 OECD countries ranks 17th 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