China vs Eastern Europe: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces over time
- China
- Eastern Europe
How they compare
China currently reports 114,666 Square kilometres against 40,962 Square kilometres in Eastern Europe, a difference of 73,704 Square kilometres.
That makes China's figure about 2.8 times Eastern Europe's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Eastern Europe ahead.
China ranks 2nd and Eastern Europe ranks 5th of 164 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and Eastern Europe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Eastern Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26,034 Square kilometres | 27,932 Square kilometres | 1,898 Square kilometres | Eastern Europe |
| 2010s | 65,590 Square kilometres | 33,057 Square kilometres | 32,533 Square kilometres | China |
| 2020s | 108,176 Square kilometres | 39,302 Square kilometres | 68,873 Square kilometres | China |
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 Europe?
- China, at 114,666 Square kilometres against 40,962 Square kilometres in Eastern Europe as of 2022.
- What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces between China and Eastern Europe?
- 73,704 Square kilometres, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Eastern Europe?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do China and Eastern Europe rank globally for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- China ranks 2nd and Eastern Europe ranks 5th 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