Central America vs Germany: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces over time
- Central America
- Germany
How they compare
Central America currently reports 9,948 Square kilometres against 8,275 Square kilometres in Germany, a difference of 1,673 Square kilometres.
That makes Central America's figure about 1.2 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Germany ahead.
Central America ranks 12th and Germany ranks 9th of 56 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, Central America averaged higher in 1 and Germany in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central America | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,877 Square kilometres | 7,360 Square kilometres | 5,482 Square kilometres | Germany |
| 2010s | 4,899 Square kilometres | 7,650 Square kilometres | 2,751 Square kilometres | Germany |
| 2020s | 9,431 Square kilometres | 8,030 Square kilometres | 1,400 Square kilometres | Central America |
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, Central America or Germany?
- Central America, at 9,948 Square kilometres against 8,275 Square kilometres in Germany as of 2022.
- What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces between Central America and Germany?
- 1,673 Square kilometres, with Central America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central America and Germany?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Central America and Germany rank globally for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- Central America ranks 12th and Germany ranks 9th of 56 groups.
- 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