Central America vs South Africa: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces over time
- Central America
- South Africa
How they compare
Central America currently reports 9,948 Square kilometres against 6,405 Square kilometres in South Africa, a difference of 3,543 Square kilometres.
That makes Central America's figure about 1.6 times South Africa's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Central America has been ahead every year.
Central America ranks 12th and South Africa ranks 13th of 56 groups.
Central America has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central America | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,877 Square kilometres | 1,206 Square kilometres | 671.76 Square kilometres | Central America |
| 2010s | 4,899 Square kilometres | 2,661 Square kilometres | 2,238 Square kilometres | Central America |
| 2020s | 9,431 Square kilometres | 6,162 Square kilometres | 3,268 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 South Africa?
- Central America, at 9,948 Square kilometres against 6,405 Square kilometres in South Africa as of 2022.
- What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces between Central America and South Africa?
- 3,543 Square kilometres, with Central America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central America and South Africa?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Central America and South Africa rank globally for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- Central America ranks 12th and South Africa ranks 13th 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