Madagascar vs Rio Grande do Norte: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces

Madagascar
169.1 Square kilometres
in 2022
Rio Grande do Norte
176.71 Square kilometres
in 2022
Madagascar rank
43rd
Rio Grande do Norte rank
42nd

Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces over time

  • Madagascar
  • Rio Grande do Norte
50100150200200520132022

How they compare

Rio Grande do Norte currently reports 176.71 Square kilometres against 169.1 Square kilometres in Madagascar, a difference of 7.61 Square kilometres.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Rio Grande do Norte ahead.

Madagascar ranks 43rd and Rio Grande do Norte ranks 42nd of 56 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 2 and Rio Grande do Norte in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Rio Grande do Norte Difference Ahead
2000s 26.97 Square kilometres 29.72 Square kilometres 2.75 Square kilometres Rio Grande do Norte
2010s 88.24 Square kilometres 77.42 Square kilometres 10.82 Square kilometres Madagascar
2020s 157.58 Square kilometres 152.24 Square kilometres 5.34 Square kilometres Madagascar

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, Madagascar or Rio Grande do Norte?
Rio Grande do Norte, at 176.71 Square kilometres against 169.1 Square kilometres in Madagascar as of 2022.
What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces between Madagascar and Rio Grande do Norte?
7.61 Square kilometres, with Rio Grande do Norte ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Rio Grande do Norte?
5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
How do Madagascar and Rio Grande do Norte rank globally for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
Madagascar ranks 43rd and Rio Grande do Norte ranks 42nd 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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Indicator
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces
Unit
Square kilometres
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
978 places, 4,890 data points, 2005–2022
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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