OECD vs United States of America: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces over time
- OECD
- United States of America
How they compare
OECD currently reports 136,872 Square kilometres against 50,835 Square kilometres in United States of America, a difference of 86,037 Square kilometres.
That makes OECD's figure about 2.7 times United States of America's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, OECD has been ahead every year.
OECD ranks 1st and United States of America ranks 3rd of 164 countries.
OECD has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | OECD | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55,937 Square kilometres | 15,406 Square kilometres | 40,531 Square kilometres | OECD |
| 2010s | 96,820 Square kilometres | 34,459 Square kilometres | 62,360 Square kilometres | OECD |
| 2020s | 131,474 Square kilometres | 49,037 Square kilometres | 82,437 Square kilometres | OECD |
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 or United States of America?
- OECD, at 136,872 Square kilometres against 50,835 Square kilometres in United States of America as of 2022.
- What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces between OECD and United States of America?
- 86,037 Square kilometres, with OECD ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for OECD and United States of America?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do OECD and United States of America rank globally for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- OECD ranks 1st and United States of America ranks 3rd 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