Ecuador vs Mexico: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces

Ecuador
867.92 Square kilometres
in 2022
Mexico
859.83 Square kilometres
in 2022
Ecuador rank
52nd
Mexico rank
54th

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

  • Ecuador
  • Mexico
0200400600800200520132022

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 867.92 Square kilometres against 859.83 Square kilometres in Mexico, a difference of 8.09 Square kilometres.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Mexico ahead.

Ecuador ranks 52nd and Mexico ranks 54th of 164 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and Mexico in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Mexico Difference Ahead
2000s 7.81 Square kilometres 201.05 Square kilometres 193.24 Square kilometres Mexico
2010s 428.3 Square kilometres 399.08 Square kilometres 29.22 Square kilometres Ecuador
2020s 816.63 Square kilometres 820.02 Square kilometres 3.4 Square kilometres Mexico

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, Ecuador or Mexico?
Ecuador, at 867.92 Square kilometres against 859.83 Square kilometres in Mexico as of 2022.
What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces between Ecuador and Mexico?
8.09 Square kilometres, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Mexico?
5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
How do Ecuador and Mexico rank globally for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
Ecuador ranks 52nd and Mexico ranks 54th of 164 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

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