G20 excl. European Union vs OECD: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces over time
- G20 excl. European Union
- OECD
How they compare
G20 excl. European Union currently reports 272,806 Square kilometres against 136,872 Square kilometres in OECD, a difference of 135,934 Square kilometres.
That makes G20 excl. European Union's figure about 2.0 times OECD's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, G20 excl. European Union has been ahead every year.
G20 excl. European Union ranks 2nd and OECD ranks 1st of 758 regions.
G20 excl. European Union has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | G20 excl. European Union | OECD | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69,426 Square kilometres | 55,937 Square kilometres | 13,489 Square kilometres | G20 excl. European Union |
| 2010s | 161,816 Square kilometres | 96,820 Square kilometres | 64,996 Square kilometres | G20 excl. European Union |
| 2020s | 257,021 Square kilometres | 131,474 Square kilometres | 125,548 Square kilometres | G20 excl. European Union |
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, G20 excl. European Union or OECD?
- G20 excl. European Union, at 272,806 Square kilometres against 136,872 Square kilometres in OECD as of 2022.
- What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces between G20 excl. European Union and OECD?
- 135,934 Square kilometres, with G20 excl. European Union ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for G20 excl. European Union and OECD?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do G20 excl. European Union and OECD rank globally for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- G20 excl. European Union ranks 2nd and OECD ranks 1st of 758 regions.
- 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