Germany vs Nigeria: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces over time
- Germany
- Nigeria
How they compare
Germany currently reports 8,275 Square kilometres against 7,134 Square kilometres in Nigeria, a difference of 1,141 Square kilometres.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 9th and Nigeria ranks 11th of 164 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7,360 Square kilometres | 1,130 Square kilometres | 6,229 Square kilometres | Germany |
| 2010s | 7,650 Square kilometres | 2,989 Square kilometres | 4,661 Square kilometres | Germany |
| 2020s | 8,030 Square kilometres | 6,443 Square kilometres | 1,588 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 Nigeria?
- Germany, at 8,275 Square kilometres against 7,134 Square kilometres in Nigeria as of 2022.
- What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces between Germany and Nigeria?
- 1,141 Square kilometres, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Nigeria?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Germany and Nigeria rank globally for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- Germany ranks 9th and Nigeria ranks 11th 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
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