Moldova vs Rio Grande do Sul: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces

Moldova
899.86 Square kilometres
in 2022
Rio Grande do Sul
840.33 Square kilometres
in 2022
Moldova rank
22nd
Rio Grande do Sul rank
23rd

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

  • Moldova
  • Rio Grande do Sul
0200400600800200520132022

How they compare

Moldova currently reports 899.86 Square kilometres against 840.33 Square kilometres in Rio Grande do Sul, a difference of 59.53 Square kilometres.

That makes Moldova's figure about 1.1 times Rio Grande do Sul's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Moldova has been ahead every year.

Moldova ranks 22nd and Rio Grande do Sul ranks 23rd of 56 countries.

Moldova has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Moldova Rio Grande do Sul Difference Ahead
2000s 845.02 Square kilometres 323.26 Square kilometres 521.76 Square kilometres Moldova
2010s 870.61 Square kilometres 541.72 Square kilometres 328.89 Square kilometres Moldova
2020s 888.77 Square kilometres 740.61 Square kilometres 148.16 Square kilometres Moldova

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, Moldova or Rio Grande do Sul?
Moldova, at 899.86 Square kilometres against 840.33 Square kilometres in Rio Grande do Sul as of 2022.
What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces between Moldova and Rio Grande do Sul?
59.53 Square kilometres, with Moldova ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and Rio Grande do Sul?
5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
How do Moldova and Rio Grande do Sul rank globally for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
Moldova ranks 22nd and Rio Grande do Sul ranks 23rd of 56 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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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
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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