Mauritius vs Papua New Guinea: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces over time
- Mauritius
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 56.88 Square kilometres against 54.85 Square kilometres in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 2.03 Square kilometres.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Mauritius has been ahead every year.
Mauritius ranks 137th and Papua New Guinea ranks 139th of 164 countries.
Mauritius has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritius | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.9 Square kilometres | 8.19 Square kilometres | 4.71 Square kilometres | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 37.3 Square kilometres | 18.62 Square kilometres | 18.69 Square kilometres | Mauritius |
| 2020s | 51.35 Square kilometres | 49.36 Square kilometres | 1.98 Square kilometres | Mauritius |
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, Mauritius or Papua New Guinea?
- Mauritius, at 56.88 Square kilometres against 54.85 Square kilometres in Papua New Guinea as of 2022.
- What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces between Mauritius and Papua New Guinea?
- 2.03 Square kilometres, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Papua New Guinea?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Mauritius and Papua New Guinea rank globally for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- Mauritius ranks 137th and Papua New Guinea ranks 139th 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