G20 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
- OECD
How they compare
G20 currently reports 297,832 Square kilometres against 136,872 Square kilometres in OECD, a difference of 160,960 Square kilometres.
That makes G20's figure about 2.2 times OECD's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, G20 has been ahead every year.
G20 ranks 1st and OECD ranks 1st of 56 groups.
G20 has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | G20 | OECD | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87,511 Square kilometres | 55,937 Square kilometres | 31,573 Square kilometres | G20 |
| 2010s | 183,494 Square kilometres | 96,820 Square kilometres | 86,674 Square kilometres | G20 |
| 2020s | 281,172 Square kilometres | 131,474 Square kilometres | 149,698 Square kilometres | G20 |
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 or OECD?
- G20, at 297,832 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 and OECD?
- 160,960 Square kilometres, with G20 ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for G20 and OECD?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do G20 and OECD rank globally for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- G20 ranks 1st and OECD ranks 1st 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