China vs G20 non-OECD economies: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces over time
- China
- G20 non-OECD economies
How they compare
G20 non-OECD economies currently reports 187,312 Square kilometres against 114,666 Square kilometres in China, a difference of 72,646 Square kilometres.
That makes G20 non-OECD economies's figure about 1.6 times China's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, G20 non-OECD economies has been ahead every year.
China ranks 2nd and G20 non-OECD economies ranks 3rd of 164 countries.
G20 non-OECD economies has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | G20 non-OECD economies | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26,034 Square kilometres | 46,611 Square kilometres | 20,577 Square kilometres | G20 non-OECD economies |
| 2010s | 65,590 Square kilometres | 106,599 Square kilometres | 41,010 Square kilometres | G20 non-OECD economies |
| 2020s | 108,176 Square kilometres | 174,841 Square kilometres | 66,666 Square kilometres | G20 non-OECD economies |
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 G20 non-OECD economies?
- G20 non-OECD economies, at 187,312 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 G20 non-OECD economies?
- 72,646 Square kilometres, with G20 non-OECD economies ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and G20 non-OECD economies?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do China and G20 non-OECD economies rank globally for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- China ranks 2nd and G20 non-OECD economies ranks 3rd 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