China vs Eastern Asia: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces over time
- China
- Eastern Asia
How they compare
Eastern Asia currently reports 128,880 Square kilometres against 114,666 Square kilometres in China, a difference of 14,214 Square kilometres.
That makes Eastern Asia's figure about 1.1 times China's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Eastern Asia has been ahead every year.
China ranks 2nd and Eastern Asia ranks 4th of 164 countries.
Eastern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Eastern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26,034 Square kilometres | 27,377 Square kilometres | 1,344 Square kilometres | Eastern Asia |
| 2010s | 65,590 Square kilometres | 74,931 Square kilometres | 9,341 Square kilometres | Eastern Asia |
| 2020s | 108,176 Square kilometres | 121,866 Square kilometres | 13,690 Square kilometres | Eastern Asia |
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, China or Eastern Asia?
- Eastern Asia, at 128,880 Square kilometres against 114,666 Square kilometres in China as of 2022.
- What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces between China and Eastern Asia?
- 14,214 Square kilometres, with Eastern Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Eastern Asia?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do China and Eastern Asia rank globally for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- China ranks 2nd and Eastern Asia ranks 4th 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