Main Latin American countries vs Mexico: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces over time
- Main Latin American countries
- Mexico
How they compare
Main Latin American countries currently reports 18,608 Square kilometres against 859.83 Square kilometres in Mexico, a difference of 17,748 Square kilometres.
That makes Main Latin American countries's figure about 21.6 times Mexico's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Main Latin American countries has been ahead every year.
Main Latin American countries ranks 51st and Mexico ranks 54th of 758 regions.
Main Latin American countries has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Main Latin American countries | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,475 Square kilometres | 201.05 Square kilometres | 4,274 Square kilometres | Main Latin American countries |
| 2010s | 10,459 Square kilometres | 399.08 Square kilometres | 10,060 Square kilometres | Main Latin American countries |
| 2020s | 16,989 Square kilometres | 820.02 Square kilometres | 16,169 Square kilometres | Main Latin American 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, Main Latin American countries or Mexico?
- Main Latin American countries, at 18,608 Square kilometres against 859.83 Square kilometres in Mexico as of 2022.
- What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces between Main Latin American countries and Mexico?
- 17,748 Square kilometres, with Main Latin American countries ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Main Latin American countries and Mexico?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Main Latin American countries and Mexico rank globally for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- Main Latin American countries ranks 51st and Mexico ranks 54th of 758 regions.
- 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