Colombia vs Main Latin American countries: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces over time
- Colombia
- Main Latin American countries
How they compare
Main Latin American countries currently reports 18,608 Square kilometres against 937.92 Square kilometres in Colombia, a difference of 17,670 Square kilometres.
That makes Main Latin American countries's figure about 19.8 times Colombia's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Main Latin American countries has been ahead every year.
Colombia ranks 51st and Main Latin American countries ranks 51st of 164 countries.
Main Latin American countries has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Main Latin American countries | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.08 Square kilometres | 4,475 Square kilometres | 4,384 Square kilometres | Main Latin American countries |
| 2010s | 453.61 Square kilometres | 10,459 Square kilometres | 10,006 Square kilometres | Main Latin American countries |
| 2020s | 868.65 Square kilometres | 16,989 Square kilometres | 16,120 Square kilometres | Main Latin American countries |
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, Colombia or Main Latin American countries?
- Main Latin American countries, at 18,608 Square kilometres against 937.92 Square kilometres in Colombia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces between Colombia and Main Latin American countries?
- 17,670 Square kilometres, with Main Latin American countries ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Main Latin American countries?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Colombia and Main Latin American countries rank globally for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- Colombia ranks 51st and Main Latin American countries ranks 51st 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