Italy vs OECD (31 countries): Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces over time
- Italy
- OECD (31 countries)
How they compare
OECD (31 countries) currently reports 132,873 Square kilometres against 5,261 Square kilometres in Italy, a difference of 127,612 Square kilometres.
That makes OECD (31 countries)'s figure about 25.3 times Italy's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, OECD (31 countries) has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 14th and OECD (31 countries) ranks 11th of 164 countries.
OECD (31 countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | OECD (31 countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,367 Square kilometres | 55,022 Square kilometres | 52,655 Square kilometres | OECD (31 countries) |
| 2010s | 4,203 Square kilometres | 94,674 Square kilometres | 90,471 Square kilometres | OECD (31 countries) |
| 2020s | 5,088 Square kilometres | 127,722 Square kilometres | 122,634 Square kilometres | OECD (31 countries) |
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 OECD (31 countries)?
- OECD (31 countries), at 132,873 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 OECD (31 countries)?
- 127,612 Square kilometres, with OECD (31 countries) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and OECD (31 countries)?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Italy and OECD (31 countries) rank globally for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- Italy ranks 14th and OECD (31 countries) 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