Rwanda vs West Bengal: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces over time
- Rwanda
- West Bengal
How they compare
West Bengal currently reports 1,376 Square kilometres against 197.29 Square kilometres in Rwanda, a difference of 1,179 Square kilometres.
That makes West Bengal's figure about 7.0 times Rwanda's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, West Bengal has been ahead every year.
Rwanda ranks 115th and West Bengal ranks 114th of 164 countries.
West Bengal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | West Bengal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.83 Square kilometres | 409.04 Square kilometres | 355.21 Square kilometres | West Bengal |
| 2010s | 93.9 Square kilometres | 921.88 Square kilometres | 827.98 Square kilometres | West Bengal |
| 2020s | 176.03 Square kilometres | 1,323 Square kilometres | 1,147 Square kilometres | West Bengal |
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, Rwanda or West Bengal?
- West Bengal, at 1,376 Square kilometres against 197.29 Square kilometres in Rwanda as of 2022.
- What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces between Rwanda and West Bengal?
- 1,179 Square kilometres, with West Bengal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and West Bengal?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Rwanda and West Bengal rank globally for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- Rwanda ranks 115th and West Bengal ranks 114th 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