India vs Western Europe: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces over time
- India
- Western Europe
How they compare
India currently reports 24,983 Square kilometres against 21,200 Square kilometres in Western Europe, a difference of 3,783 Square kilometres.
That makes India's figure about 1.2 times Western Europe's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Western Europe ahead.
India ranks 4th and Western Europe ranks 6th of 164 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, India averaged higher in 1 and Western Europe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Western Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6,708 Square kilometres | 17,143 Square kilometres | 10,434 Square kilometres | Western Europe |
| 2010s | 14,401 Square kilometres | 18,912 Square kilometres | 4,511 Square kilometres | Western Europe |
| 2020s | 22,773 Square kilometres | 20,510 Square kilometres | 2,263 Square kilometres | India |
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 Western Europe?
- India, at 24,983 Square kilometres against 21,200 Square kilometres in Western Europe as of 2022.
- What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces between India and Western Europe?
- 3,783 Square kilometres, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Western Europe?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do India and Western Europe rank globally for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- India ranks 4th and Western Europe ranks 6th 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