OECD America vs South Africa: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces over time
- OECD America
- South Africa
How they compare
OECD America currently reports 66,237 Square kilometres against 6,405 Square kilometres in South Africa, a difference of 59,832 Square kilometres.
That makes OECD America's figure about 10.3 times South Africa's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, OECD America has been ahead every year.
OECD America ranks 15th and South Africa ranks 13th of 758 regions.
OECD America has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | OECD America | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19,203 Square kilometres | 1,206 Square kilometres | 17,997 Square kilometres | OECD America |
| 2010s | 42,352 Square kilometres | 2,661 Square kilometres | 39,691 Square kilometres | OECD America |
| 2020s | 63,655 Square kilometres | 6,162 Square kilometres | 57,493 Square kilometres | OECD America |
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, OECD America or South Africa?
- OECD America, at 66,237 Square kilometres against 6,405 Square kilometres in South Africa as of 2022.
- What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces between OECD America and South Africa?
- 59,832 Square kilometres, with OECD America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for OECD America and South Africa?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do OECD America and South Africa rank globally for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- OECD America ranks 15th and South Africa ranks 13th of 758 regions.
- 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