Russian Federation vs Ukraine: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces

Russian Federation
15,488 Square kilometres
in 2022
Ukraine
11,377 Square kilometres
in 2022
Russian Federation rank
5th
Ukraine rank
7th

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

  • Russian Federation
  • Ukraine
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How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 15,488 Square kilometres against 11,377 Square kilometres in Ukraine, a difference of 4,111 Square kilometres.

That makes Russian Federation's figure about 1.4 times Ukraine's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Ukraine ahead.

Russian Federation ranks 5th and Ukraine ranks 7th of 164 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Russian Federation averaged higher in 1 and Ukraine in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Russian Federation Ukraine Difference Ahead
2000s 6,885 Square kilometres 10,474 Square kilometres 3,589 Square kilometres Ukraine
2010s 9,926 Square kilometres 10,871 Square kilometres 944.62 Square kilometres Ukraine
2020s 14,360 Square kilometres 11,252 Square kilometres 3,108 Square kilometres Russian Federation

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, Russian Federation or Ukraine?
Russian Federation, at 15,488 Square kilometres against 11,377 Square kilometres in Ukraine as of 2022.
What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces between Russian Federation and Ukraine?
4,111 Square kilometres, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and Ukraine?
5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
How do Russian Federation and Ukraine rank globally for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
Russian Federation ranks 5th and Ukraine ranks 7th 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

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
Last refreshed

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