Congo vs Finland: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces

Congo
279.41 Square kilometres
in 2022
Finland
307.77 Square kilometres
in 2022
Congo rank
102nd
Finland rank
99th

Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces over time

  • Congo
  • Finland
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How they compare

Finland currently reports 307.77 Square kilometres against 279.41 Square kilometres in Congo, a difference of 28.36 Square kilometres.

That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 102nd and Finland ranks 99th of 164 countries.

Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Finland Difference Ahead
2000s 45.38 Square kilometres 0.918 Square kilometres 44.46 Square kilometres Congo
2010s 115.4 Square kilometres 3.44 Square kilometres 111.96 Square kilometres Congo
2020s 248.25 Square kilometres 182.2 Square kilometres 66.05 Square kilometres Congo

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, Congo or Finland?
Finland, at 307.77 Square kilometres against 279.41 Square kilometres in Congo as of 2022.
What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces between Congo and Finland?
28.36 Square kilometres, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Finland?
5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
How do Congo and Finland rank globally for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
Congo ranks 102nd and Finland ranks 99th 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

Indicator
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces
Unit
Square kilometres
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
978 places, 4,890 data points, 2005–2022
Last refreshed

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