Germany vs Indonesia: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces

Germany
8,275 Square kilometres
in 2022
Indonesia
6,849 Square kilometres
in 2022
Germany rank
9th
Indonesia rank
12th

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

  • Germany
  • Indonesia
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 8,275 Square kilometres against 6,849 Square kilometres in Indonesia, a difference of 1,426 Square kilometres.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.2 times Indonesia's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 9th and Indonesia ranks 12th of 164 countries.

Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Indonesia Difference Ahead
2000s 7,360 Square kilometres 1,128 Square kilometres 6,231 Square kilometres Germany
2010s 7,650 Square kilometres 3,575 Square kilometres 4,075 Square kilometres Germany
2020s 8,030 Square kilometres 6,275 Square kilometres 1,756 Square kilometres Germany

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, Germany or Indonesia?
Germany, at 8,275 Square kilometres against 6,849 Square kilometres in Indonesia as of 2022.
What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces between Germany and Indonesia?
1,426 Square kilometres, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Indonesia?
5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
How do Germany and Indonesia rank globally for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
Germany ranks 9th and Indonesia ranks 12th 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