India vs Major five Asia economies: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces over time
- India
- Major five Asia economies
How they compare
Major five Asia economies currently reports 159,836 Square kilometres against 24,983 Square kilometres in India, a difference of 134,853 Square kilometres.
That makes Major five Asia economies's figure about 6.4 times India's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Major five Asia economies has been ahead every year.
India ranks 4th and Major five Asia economies ranks 4th of 164 countries.
Major five Asia economies has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Major five Asia economies | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6,708 Square kilometres | 35,107 Square kilometres | 28,398 Square kilometres | Major five Asia economies |
| 2010s | 14,401 Square kilometres | 92,549 Square kilometres | 78,148 Square kilometres | Major five Asia economies |
| 2020s | 22,773 Square kilometres | 150,061 Square kilometres | 127,288 Square kilometres | Major five Asia economies |
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, India or Major five Asia economies?
- Major five Asia economies, at 159,836 Square kilometres against 24,983 Square kilometres in India as of 2022.
- What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces between India and Major five Asia economies?
- 134,853 Square kilometres, with Major five Asia economies ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Major five Asia economies?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do India and Major five Asia economies rank globally for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- India ranks 4th and Major five Asia economies ranks 4th 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