Illinois vs Somalia: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces

Illinois
1,427 Square kilometres
in 2022
Somalia
242.37 Square kilometres
in 2022
Illinois rank
111th
Somalia rank
111th

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

  • Illinois
  • Somalia
05001.0k1.5k200520132022

How they compare

Illinois currently reports 1,427 Square kilometres against 242.37 Square kilometres in Somalia, a difference of 1,185 Square kilometres.

That makes Illinois's figure about 5.9 times Somalia's.

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

Illinois ranks 111th and Somalia ranks 111th of 758 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Illinois Somalia Difference Ahead
2000s 535.09 Square kilometres 9.06 Square kilometres 526.03 Square kilometres Illinois
2010s 1,107 Square kilometres 44.92 Square kilometres 1,062 Square kilometres Illinois
2020s 1,382 Square kilometres 229.97 Square kilometres 1,152 Square kilometres Illinois

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, Illinois or Somalia?
Illinois, at 1,427 Square kilometres against 242.37 Square kilometres in Somalia as of 2022.
What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces between Illinois and Somalia?
1,185 Square kilometres, with Illinois ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Illinois and Somalia?
5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
How do Illinois and Somalia rank globally for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
Illinois ranks 111th and Somalia ranks 111th of 758 groups.
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