Northern Africa vs Pakistan: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces over time
- Northern Africa
- Pakistan
How they compare
Northern Africa currently reports 7,071 Square kilometres against 4,902 Square kilometres in Pakistan, a difference of 2,169 Square kilometres.
That makes Northern Africa's figure about 1.4 times Pakistan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Pakistan ahead.
Northern Africa ranks 14th and Pakistan ranks 16th of 56 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, Northern Africa averaged higher in 2 and Pakistan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Northern Africa | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,535 Square kilometres | 1,541 Square kilometres | 5.54 Square kilometres | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 3,550 Square kilometres | 2,750 Square kilometres | 799.74 Square kilometres | Northern Africa |
| 2020s | 6,454 Square kilometres | 4,491 Square kilometres | 1,962 Square kilometres | Northern 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, Northern Africa or Pakistan?
- Northern Africa, at 7,071 Square kilometres against 4,902 Square kilometres in Pakistan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces between Northern Africa and Pakistan?
- 2,169 Square kilometres, with Northern Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Northern Africa and Pakistan?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Northern Africa and Pakistan rank globally for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- Northern Africa ranks 14th and Pakistan ranks 16th 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