Guangdong vs Switzerland: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces over time
- Guangdong
- Switzerland
How they compare
Guangdong currently reports 6,670 Square kilometres against 691.62 Square kilometres in Switzerland, a difference of 5,978 Square kilometres.
That makes Guangdong's figure about 9.6 times Switzerland's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Guangdong has been ahead every year.
Guangdong ranks 63rd and Switzerland ranks 64th of 758 regions.
Guangdong has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guangdong | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,520 Square kilometres | 613.9 Square kilometres | 1,906 Square kilometres | Guangdong |
| 2010s | 4,480 Square kilometres | 646.14 Square kilometres | 3,834 Square kilometres | Guangdong |
| 2020s | 6,493 Square kilometres | 672.31 Square kilometres | 5,821 Square kilometres | Guangdong |
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, Guangdong or Switzerland?
- Guangdong, at 6,670 Square kilometres against 691.62 Square kilometres in Switzerland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces between Guangdong and Switzerland?
- 5,978 Square kilometres, with Guangdong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guangdong and Switzerland?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Guangdong and Switzerland rank globally for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- Guangdong ranks 63rd and Switzerland ranks 64th 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.
Individual pages
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