Gulf Arabian countries vs Türkiye: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces

Gulf Arabian countries
4,405 Square kilometres
in 2022
Türkiye
4,712 Square kilometres
in 2022
Gulf Arabian countries rank
68th
Türkiye rank
66th

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

  • Gulf Arabian countries
  • Türkiye
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How they compare

Türkiye currently reports 4,712 Square kilometres against 4,405 Square kilometres in Gulf Arabian countries, a difference of 307 Square kilometres.

That makes Türkiye's figure about 1.1 times Gulf Arabian countries's.

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

Gulf Arabian countries ranks 68th and Türkiye ranks 66th of 758 regions.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Gulf Arabian countries Türkiye Difference Ahead
2000s 715.13 Square kilometres 829.38 Square kilometres 114.25 Square kilometres Türkiye
2010s 1,661 Square kilometres 2,359 Square kilometres 698.24 Square kilometres Türkiye
2020s 3,831 Square kilometres 4,493 Square kilometres 661.12 Square kilometres Türkiye

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, Gulf Arabian countries or Türkiye?
Türkiye, at 4,712 Square kilometres against 4,405 Square kilometres in Gulf Arabian countries as of 2022.
What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces between Gulf Arabian countries and Türkiye?
307 Square kilometres, with Türkiye ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gulf Arabian countries and Türkiye?
5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
How do Gulf Arabian countries and Türkiye rank globally for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
Gulf Arabian countries ranks 68th and Türkiye ranks 66th 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.

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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
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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