Russian Federation vs Western Europe: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces over time
- Russian Federation
- Western Europe
How they compare
Western Europe currently reports 21,200 Square kilometres against 15,488 Square kilometres in Russian Federation, a difference of 5,712 Square kilometres.
That makes Western Europe's figure about 1.4 times Russian Federation's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Western Europe has been ahead every year.
Russian Federation ranks 5th and Western Europe ranks 6th of 164 countries.
Western Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russian Federation | Western Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6,885 Square kilometres | 17,143 Square kilometres | 10,258 Square kilometres | Western Europe |
| 2010s | 9,926 Square kilometres | 18,912 Square kilometres | 8,986 Square kilometres | Western Europe |
| 2020s | 14,360 Square kilometres | 20,510 Square kilometres | 6,150 Square kilometres | Western Europe |
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 Western Europe?
- Western Europe, at 21,200 Square kilometres against 15,488 Square kilometres in Russian Federation as of 2022.
- What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces between Russian Federation and Western Europe?
- 5,712 Square kilometres, with Western Europe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and Western Europe?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Russian Federation and Western Europe rank globally for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- Russian Federation ranks 5th and Western Europe ranks 6th 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