Pernambuco vs Portugal: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces

Pernambuco
336.34 Square kilometres
in 2022
Portugal
1,454 Square kilometres
in 2022
Pernambuco rank
34th
Portugal rank
34th

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

  • Pernambuco
  • Portugal
05001.0k1.5k200520132022

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 1,454 Square kilometres against 336.34 Square kilometres in Pernambuco, a difference of 1,118 Square kilometres.

That makes Portugal's figure about 4.3 times Pernambuco's.

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

Pernambuco ranks 34th and Portugal ranks 34th of 56 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Pernambuco Portugal Difference Ahead
2000s 52.18 Square kilometres 486.02 Square kilometres 433.83 Square kilometres Portugal
2010s 174.04 Square kilometres 1,079 Square kilometres 905.16 Square kilometres Portugal
2020s 304.38 Square kilometres 1,416 Square kilometres 1,111 Square kilometres Portugal

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, Pernambuco or Portugal?
Portugal, at 1,454 Square kilometres against 336.34 Square kilometres in Pernambuco as of 2022.
What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces between Pernambuco and Portugal?
1,118 Square kilometres, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pernambuco and Portugal?
5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
How do Pernambuco and Portugal rank globally for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
Pernambuco ranks 34th and Portugal ranks 34th 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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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