Eastern Asia vs United States of America: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces over time
- Eastern Asia
- United States of America
How they compare
Eastern Asia currently reports 128,880 Square kilometres against 50,835 Square kilometres in United States of America, a difference of 78,045 Square kilometres.
That makes Eastern Asia's figure about 2.5 times United States of America's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Eastern Asia has been ahead every year.
Eastern Asia ranks 4th and United States of America ranks 3rd of 56 groups.
Eastern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eastern Asia | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27,377 Square kilometres | 15,406 Square kilometres | 11,971 Square kilometres | Eastern Asia |
| 2010s | 74,931 Square kilometres | 34,459 Square kilometres | 40,471 Square kilometres | Eastern Asia |
| 2020s | 121,866 Square kilometres | 49,037 Square kilometres | 72,829 Square kilometres | 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 Asia or United States of America?
- Eastern Asia, at 128,880 Square kilometres against 50,835 Square kilometres in United States of America as of 2022.
- What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces between Eastern Asia and United States of America?
- 78,045 Square kilometres, with Eastern Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Asia and United States of America?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Eastern Asia and United States of America rank globally for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- Eastern Asia ranks 4th and United States of America ranks 3rd 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
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