New Caledonia vs Western Sahara: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces over time
- New Caledonia
- Western Sahara
How they compare
New Caledonia currently reports 31.67 Square kilometres against 20.81 Square kilometres in Western Sahara, a difference of 10.86 Square kilometres.
That makes New Caledonia's figure about 1.5 times Western Sahara's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, New Caledonia has been ahead every year.
New Caledonia ranks 142nd and Western Sahara ranks 145th of 164 countries.
New Caledonia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Caledonia | Western Sahara | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.22 Square kilometres | 2.33 Square kilometres | 8.89 Square kilometres | New Caledonia |
| 2010s | 18 Square kilometres | 7.59 Square kilometres | 10.41 Square kilometres | New Caledonia |
| 2020s | 28.84 Square kilometres | 19.14 Square kilometres | 9.7 Square kilometres | New Caledonia |
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, New Caledonia or Western Sahara?
- New Caledonia, at 31.67 Square kilometres against 20.81 Square kilometres in Western Sahara as of 2022.
- What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces between New Caledonia and Western Sahara?
- 10.86 Square kilometres, with New Caledonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Caledonia and Western Sahara?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do New Caledonia and Western Sahara rank globally for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- New Caledonia ranks 142nd and Western Sahara ranks 145th 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