China vs Russian Federation: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces over time
- China
- Russian Federation
How they compare
China currently reports 114,666 Square kilometres against 15,488 Square kilometres in Russian Federation, a difference of 99,178 Square kilometres.
That makes China's figure about 7.4 times Russian Federation's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 2nd and Russian Federation ranks 5th of 164 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Russian Federation | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26,034 Square kilometres | 6,885 Square kilometres | 19,149 Square kilometres | China |
| 2010s | 65,590 Square kilometres | 9,926 Square kilometres | 55,664 Square kilometres | China |
| 2020s | 108,176 Square kilometres | 14,360 Square kilometres | 93,816 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 Russian Federation?
- China, at 114,666 Square kilometres against 15,488 Square kilometres in Russian Federation as of 2022.
- What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces between China and Russian Federation?
- 99,178 Square kilometres, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Russian Federation?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do China and Russian Federation rank globally for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- China ranks 2nd and Russian Federation 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