Eastern Europe 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 Europe
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 50,835 Square kilometres against 40,962 Square kilometres in Eastern Europe, a difference of 9,873 Square kilometres.
That makes United States of America's figure about 1.2 times Eastern Europe's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Eastern Europe ahead.
Eastern Europe ranks 5th and United States of America ranks 3rd of 56 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, Eastern Europe averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eastern Europe | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27,932 Square kilometres | 15,406 Square kilometres | 12,526 Square kilometres | Eastern Europe |
| 2010s | 33,057 Square kilometres | 34,459 Square kilometres | 1,402 Square kilometres | United States of America |
| 2020s | 39,302 Square kilometres | 49,037 Square kilometres | 9,734 Square kilometres | United States of America |
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 Europe or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 50,835 Square kilometres against 40,962 Square kilometres in Eastern Europe as of 2022.
- What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces between Eastern Europe and United States of America?
- 9,873 Square kilometres, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Europe and United States of America?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Eastern Europe and United States of America rank globally for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- Eastern Europe ranks 5th 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