Democratic Republic of the Congo vs Hunan: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces over time
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Hunan
How they compare
Hunan currently reports 2,415 Square kilometres against 2,276 Square kilometres in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 139 Square kilometres.
That makes Hunan's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of the Congo's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Hunan has been ahead every year.
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 89th and Hunan ranks 86th of 758 countries.
Hunan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Hunan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 326.06 Square kilometres | 629.57 Square kilometres | 303.51 Square kilometres | Hunan |
| 2010s | 829.83 Square kilometres | 1,377 Square kilometres | 547.35 Square kilometres | Hunan |
| 2020s | 1,924 Square kilometres | 2,303 Square kilometres | 379.01 Square kilometres | Hunan |
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, Democratic Republic of the Congo or Hunan?
- Hunan, at 2,415 Square kilometres against 2,276 Square kilometres in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2022.
- What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces between Democratic Republic of the Congo and Hunan?
- 139 Square kilometres, with Hunan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and Hunan?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and Hunan rank globally for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 89th and Hunan ranks 86th of 758 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