Eastern and South-Eastern Asia vs India: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces over time
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
- India
How they compare
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia currently reports 148,153 Square kilometres against 24,983 Square kilometres in India, a difference of 123,170 Square kilometres.
That makes Eastern and South-Eastern Asia's figure about 5.9 times India's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Eastern and South-Eastern Asia has been ahead every year.
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia ranks 3rd and India ranks 4th of 56 groups.
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eastern and South-Eastern Asia | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30,614 Square kilometres | 6,708 Square kilometres | 23,905 Square kilometres | Eastern and South-Eastern Asia |
| 2010s | 85,331 Square kilometres | 14,401 Square kilometres | 70,930 Square kilometres | Eastern and South-Eastern Asia |
| 2020s | 139,596 Square kilometres | 22,773 Square kilometres | 116,822 Square kilometres | Eastern and South-Eastern Asia |
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, Eastern and South-Eastern Asia or India?
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia, at 148,153 Square kilometres against 24,983 Square kilometres in India as of 2022.
- What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces between Eastern and South-Eastern Asia and India?
- 123,170 Square kilometres, with Eastern and South-Eastern Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern and South-Eastern Asia and India?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Eastern and South-Eastern Asia and India rank globally for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia ranks 3rd and India ranks 4th 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.
Individual pages
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