Mexico vs Western Asia / Near and Middle East countries: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces over time
- Mexico
- Western Asia / Near and Middle East countries
How they compare
Western Asia / Near and Middle East countries currently reports 16,366 Square kilometres against 859.83 Square kilometres in Mexico, a difference of 15,506 Square kilometres.
That makes Western Asia / Near and Middle East countries's figure about 19.0 times Mexico's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Western Asia / Near and Middle East countries has been ahead every year.
Mexico ranks 54th and Western Asia / Near and Middle East countries ranks 55th of 164 countries.
Western Asia / Near and Middle East countries has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Western Asia / Near and Middle East countries | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 201.05 Square kilometres | 2,825 Square kilometres | 2,624 Square kilometres | Western Asia / Near and Middle East countries |
| 2010s | 399.08 Square kilometres | 7,737 Square kilometres | 7,338 Square kilometres | Western Asia / Near and Middle East countries |
| 2020s | 820.02 Square kilometres | 15,081 Square kilometres | 14,261 Square kilometres | Western Asia / Near and Middle East 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, Mexico or Western Asia / Near and Middle East countries?
- Western Asia / Near and Middle East countries, at 16,366 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 Mexico and Western Asia / Near and Middle East countries?
- 15,506 Square kilometres, with Western Asia / Near and Middle East countries ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Western Asia / Near and Middle East countries?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Mexico and Western Asia / Near and Middle East countries rank globally for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- Mexico ranks 54th and Western Asia / Near and Middle East countries ranks 55th 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