Iran, Islamic Republic of vs Northern Africa: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces over time
- Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Northern Africa
How they compare
Northern Africa currently reports 7,071 Square kilometres against 4,895 Square kilometres in Iran, Islamic Republic of, a difference of 2,176 Square kilometres.
That makes Northern Africa's figure about 1.4 times Iran, Islamic Republic of's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Northern Africa has been ahead every year.
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 17th and Northern Africa ranks 14th of 164 countries.
Northern Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran, Islamic Republic of | Northern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 644.93 Square kilometres | 1,535 Square kilometres | 890.07 Square kilometres | Northern Africa |
| 2010s | 2,324 Square kilometres | 3,550 Square kilometres | 1,226 Square kilometres | Northern Africa |
| 2020s | 4,421 Square kilometres | 6,454 Square kilometres | 2,033 Square kilometres | Northern Africa |
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, Iran, Islamic Republic of or Northern Africa?
- Northern Africa, at 7,071 Square kilometres against 4,895 Square kilometres in Iran, Islamic Republic of as of 2022.
- What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces between Iran, Islamic Republic of and Northern Africa?
- 2,176 Square kilometres, with Northern Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran, Islamic Republic of and Northern Africa?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Iran, Islamic Republic of and Northern Africa rank globally for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 17th and Northern Africa ranks 14th 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