Italy vs Southern Africa: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces over time
- Italy
- Southern Africa
How they compare
Southern Africa currently reports 7,479 Square kilometres against 5,261 Square kilometres in Italy, a difference of 2,218 Square kilometres.
That makes Southern Africa'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 Southern Africa ranks 13th of 164 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Southern Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Southern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,367 Square kilometres | 1,259 Square kilometres | 1,108 Square kilometres | Italy |
| 2010s | 4,203 Square kilometres | 2,917 Square kilometres | 1,286 Square kilometres | Italy |
| 2020s | 5,088 Square kilometres | 7,185 Square kilometres | 2,096 Square kilometres | Southern 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, Italy or Southern Africa?
- Southern Africa, at 7,479 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 Southern Africa?
- 2,218 Square kilometres, with Southern Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Southern Africa?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Italy and Southern Africa rank globally for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- Italy ranks 14th and Southern Africa ranks 13th 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