Italy vs Nigeria: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces over time
- Italy
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 7,134 Square kilometres against 5,261 Square kilometres in Italy, a difference of 1,873 Square kilometres.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.4 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 14th and Nigeria ranks 11th of 164 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,367 Square kilometres | 1,130 Square kilometres | 1,237 Square kilometres | Italy |
| 2010s | 4,203 Square kilometres | 2,989 Square kilometres | 1,214 Square kilometres | Italy |
| 2020s | 5,088 Square kilometres | 6,443 Square kilometres | 1,354 Square kilometres | Nigeria |
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, Italy or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 7,134 Square kilometres against 5,261 Square kilometres in Italy as of 2022.
- What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces between Italy and Nigeria?
- 1,873 Square kilometres, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Nigeria?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Italy and Nigeria rank globally for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- Italy ranks 14th and Nigeria ranks 11th 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