Sierra Leone vs Uruguay: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces

Sierra Leone
251.67 Square kilometres
in 2022
Uruguay
259.25 Square kilometres
in 2022
Sierra Leone rank
108th
Uruguay rank
106th

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

  • Sierra Leone
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 259.25 Square kilometres against 251.67 Square kilometres in Sierra Leone, a difference of 7.58 Square kilometres.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Uruguay ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 108th and Uruguay ranks 106th of 164 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone Uruguay Difference Ahead
2000s 63.78 Square kilometres 98.79 Square kilometres 35.02 Square kilometres Uruguay
2010s 121.95 Square kilometres 176.25 Square kilometres 54.29 Square kilometres Uruguay
2020s 232.45 Square kilometres 233.04 Square kilometres 0.5885 Square kilometres Uruguay

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, Sierra Leone or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 259.25 Square kilometres against 251.67 Square kilometres in Sierra Leone as of 2022.
What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces between Sierra Leone and Uruguay?
7.58 Square kilometres, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Uruguay?
5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
How do Sierra Leone and Uruguay rank globally for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
Sierra Leone ranks 108th and Uruguay ranks 106th 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
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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