Japan vs OECD (evolving composition): Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces over time
- Japan
- OECD (evolving composition)
How they compare
OECD (evolving composition) currently reports 136,872 Square kilometres against 10,888 Square kilometres in Japan, a difference of 125,984 Square kilometres.
That makes OECD (evolving composition)'s figure about 12.6 times Japan's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, OECD (evolving composition) has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 8th and OECD (evolving composition) ranks 5th of 164 countries.
OECD (evolving composition) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | OECD (evolving composition) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,234 Square kilometres | 55,937 Square kilometres | 54,703 Square kilometres | OECD (evolving composition) |
| 2010s | 8,001 Square kilometres | 96,820 Square kilometres | 88,819 Square kilometres | OECD (evolving composition) |
| 2020s | 10,607 Square kilometres | 131,474 Square kilometres | 120,866 Square kilometres | OECD (evolving composition) |
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, Japan or OECD (evolving composition)?
- OECD (evolving composition), at 136,872 Square kilometres against 10,888 Square kilometres in Japan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces between Japan and OECD (evolving composition)?
- 125,984 Square kilometres, with OECD (evolving composition) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and OECD (evolving composition)?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Japan and OECD (evolving composition) rank globally for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- Japan ranks 8th and OECD (evolving composition) ranks 5th 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