Major four European countries vs Norway: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces

Major four European countries
25,026 Square kilometres
in 2022
Norway
1,108 Square kilometres
in 2022
Major four European countries rank
49th
Norway rank
46th

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

  • Major four European countries
  • Norway
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How they compare

Major four European countries currently reports 25,026 Square kilometres against 1,108 Square kilometres in Norway, a difference of 23,918 Square kilometres.

That makes Major four European countries's figure about 22.6 times Norway's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Major four European countries has been ahead every year.

Major four European countries ranks 49th and Norway ranks 46th of 758 regions.

Major four European countries has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Major four European countries Norway Difference Ahead
2000s 18,084 Square kilometres 487.56 Square kilometres 17,597 Square kilometres Major four European countries
2010s 21,678 Square kilometres 912.14 Square kilometres 20,766 Square kilometres Major four European countries
2020s 24,151 Square kilometres 1,072 Square kilometres 23,079 Square kilometres Major four European 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, Major four European countries or Norway?
Major four European countries, at 25,026 Square kilometres against 1,108 Square kilometres in Norway as of 2022.
What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces between Major four European countries and Norway?
23,918 Square kilometres, with Major four European countries ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Major four European countries and Norway?
5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
How do Major four European countries and Norway rank globally for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
Major four European countries ranks 49th and Norway ranks 46th 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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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
Last refreshed

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