Henan vs Switzerland: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces

Henan
9,254 Square kilometres
in 2022
Switzerland
691.62 Square kilometres
in 2022
Henan rank
62nd
Switzerland rank
64th

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

  • Henan
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Henan currently reports 9,254 Square kilometres against 691.62 Square kilometres in Switzerland, a difference of 8,562 Square kilometres.

That makes Henan's figure about 13.4 times Switzerland's.

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

Henan ranks 62nd and Switzerland ranks 64th of 758 regions.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Henan Switzerland Difference Ahead
2000s 2,449 Square kilometres 613.9 Square kilometres 1,835 Square kilometres Henan
2010s 6,050 Square kilometres 646.14 Square kilometres 5,404 Square kilometres Henan
2020s 8,625 Square kilometres 672.31 Square kilometres 7,952 Square kilometres Henan

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, Henan or Switzerland?
Henan, at 9,254 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 Henan and Switzerland?
8,562 Square kilometres, with Henan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Henan and Switzerland?
5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
How do Henan and Switzerland rank globally for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
Henan ranks 62nd 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.

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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