Middle East and North Africa vs Nigeria: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces over time
- Middle East and North Africa
- Nigeria
How they compare
Middle East and North Africa currently reports 15,827 Square kilometres against 7,134 Square kilometres in Nigeria, a difference of 8,693 Square kilometres.
That makes Middle East and North Africa's figure about 2.2 times Nigeria's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Middle East and North Africa has been ahead every year.
Middle East and North Africa ranks 10th and Nigeria ranks 11th of 56 groups.
Middle East and North Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle East and North Africa | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,876 Square kilometres | 1,130 Square kilometres | 1,745 Square kilometres | Middle East and North Africa |
| 2010s | 7,308 Square kilometres | 2,989 Square kilometres | 4,318 Square kilometres | Middle East and North Africa |
| 2020s | 14,312 Square kilometres | 6,443 Square kilometres | 7,869 Square kilometres | Middle East and North Africa |
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, Middle East and North Africa or Nigeria?
- Middle East and North Africa, at 15,827 Square kilometres against 7,134 Square kilometres in Nigeria as of 2022.
- What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces between Middle East and North Africa and Nigeria?
- 8,693 Square kilometres, with Middle East and North Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East and North Africa and Nigeria?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Middle East and North Africa and Nigeria rank globally for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- Middle East and North Africa ranks 10th and Nigeria ranks 11th of 56 groups.
- 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