Ghana vs Iraq: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces over time
- Ghana
- Iraq
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 2,325 Square kilometres against 2,227 Square kilometres in Iraq, a difference of 98 Square kilometres.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 29th and Iraq ranks 30th of 164 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Iraq in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 375.34 Square kilometres | 370.29 Square kilometres | 5.05 Square kilometres | Ghana |
| 2010s | 827.35 Square kilometres | 1,120 Square kilometres | 292.79 Square kilometres | Iraq |
| 2020s | 2,062 Square kilometres | 2,061 Square kilometres | 1.3 Square kilometres | Ghana |
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, Ghana or Iraq?
- Ghana, at 2,325 Square kilometres against 2,227 Square kilometres in Iraq as of 2022.
- What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces between Ghana and Iraq?
- 98 Square kilometres, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Iraq?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Ghana and Iraq rank globally for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- Ghana ranks 29th and Iraq ranks 30th 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