Canada vs OECD Europe: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces over time
- Canada
- OECD Europe
How they compare
OECD Europe currently reports 52,566 Square kilometres against 4,307 Square kilometres in Canada, a difference of 48,259 Square kilometres.
That makes OECD Europe's figure about 12.2 times Canada's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, OECD Europe has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 19th and OECD Europe ranks 18th of 164 countries.
OECD Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | OECD Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,946 Square kilometres | 33,388 Square kilometres | 31,441 Square kilometres | OECD Europe |
| 2010s | 2,697 Square kilometres | 42,263 Square kilometres | 39,567 Square kilometres | OECD Europe |
| 2020s | 4,085 Square kilometres | 50,509 Square kilometres | 46,424 Square kilometres | OECD Europe |
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 OECD Europe?
- OECD Europe, at 52,566 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 OECD Europe?
- 48,259 Square kilometres, with OECD Europe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and OECD Europe?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Canada and OECD Europe rank globally for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- Canada ranks 19th and OECD Europe ranks 18th 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