Lesotho vs Norway: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces over time
- Lesotho
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 1,108 Square kilometres against 94.68 Square kilometres in Lesotho, a difference of 1,013 Square kilometres.
That makes Norway's figure about 11.7 times Lesotho's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Lesotho ranks 49th and Norway ranks 46th of 56 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.07 Square kilometres | 487.56 Square kilometres | 483.5 Square kilometres | Norway |
| 2010s | 33.73 Square kilometres | 912.14 Square kilometres | 878.41 Square kilometres | Norway |
| 2020s | 89.95 Square kilometres | 1,072 Square kilometres | 982.06 Square kilometres | Norway |
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, Lesotho or Norway?
- Norway, at 1,108 Square kilometres against 94.68 Square kilometres in Lesotho as of 2022.
- What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces between Lesotho and Norway?
- 1,013 Square kilometres, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Norway?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Lesotho and Norway rank globally for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- Lesotho ranks 49th and Norway ranks 46th of 56 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