Dynamic Asian economies vs Japan: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces

Dynamic Asian economies
16,250 Square kilometres
in 2022
Japan
10,888 Square kilometres
in 2022
Dynamic Asian economies rank
9th
Japan rank
8th

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

  • Dynamic Asian economies
  • Japan
05.0k10.0k15.0k200520132022

How they compare

Dynamic Asian economies currently reports 16,250 Square kilometres against 10,888 Square kilometres in Japan, a difference of 5,362 Square kilometres.

That makes Dynamic Asian economies's figure about 1.5 times Japan's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Dynamic Asian economies has been ahead every year.

Dynamic Asian economies ranks 9th and Japan ranks 8th of 56 groups.

Dynamic Asian economies has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Dynamic Asian economies Japan Difference Ahead
2000s 3,066 Square kilometres 1,234 Square kilometres 1,832 Square kilometres Dynamic Asian economies
2010s 8,976 Square kilometres 8,001 Square kilometres 974.96 Square kilometres Dynamic Asian economies
2020s 15,084 Square kilometres 10,607 Square kilometres 4,476 Square kilometres Dynamic Asian economies

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, Dynamic Asian economies or Japan?
Dynamic Asian economies, at 16,250 Square kilometres against 10,888 Square kilometres in Japan as of 2022.
What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces between Dynamic Asian economies and Japan?
5,362 Square kilometres, with Dynamic Asian economies ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dynamic Asian economies and Japan?
5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
How do Dynamic Asian economies and Japan rank globally for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
Dynamic Asian economies ranks 9th and Japan ranks 8th of 56 groups.
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