Democratic Republic of the Congo vs Kuwait: 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
- Kuwait
How they compare
Democratic Republic of the Congo currently reports 2,276 Square kilometres against 374.13 Square kilometres in Kuwait, a difference of 1,902 Square kilometres.
That makes Democratic Republic of the Congo's figure about 6.1 times Kuwait's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Democratic Republic of the Congo has been ahead every year.
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 89th and Kuwait ranks 88th of 758 countries.
Democratic Republic of the Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 326.06 Square kilometres | 150.07 Square kilometres | 175.99 Square kilometres | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| 2010s | 829.83 Square kilometres | 221.04 Square kilometres | 608.79 Square kilometres | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| 2020s | 1,924 Square kilometres | 336.34 Square kilometres | 1,588 Square kilometres | Democratic Republic of the 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, Democratic Republic of the Congo or Kuwait?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo, at 2,276 Square kilometres against 374.13 Square kilometres in Kuwait 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 Kuwait?
- 1,902 Square kilometres, with Democratic Republic of the Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and Kuwait?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and Kuwait rank globally for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 89th and Kuwait ranks 88th 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