Southern Africa vs Uzbekistan: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces

Southern Africa
7,479 Square kilometres
in 2022
Uzbekistan
4,990 Square kilometres
in 2022
Southern Africa rank
13th
Uzbekistan rank
15th

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

  • Southern Africa
  • Uzbekistan
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How they compare

Southern Africa currently reports 7,479 Square kilometres against 4,990 Square kilometres in Uzbekistan, a difference of 2,489 Square kilometres.

That makes Southern Africa's figure about 1.5 times Uzbekistan's.

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

Southern Africa ranks 13th and Uzbekistan ranks 15th of 56 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, Southern Africa averaged higher in 2 and Uzbekistan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Southern Africa Uzbekistan Difference Ahead
2000s 1,259 Square kilometres 1,328 Square kilometres 69.68 Square kilometres Uzbekistan
2010s 2,917 Square kilometres 2,526 Square kilometres 391.14 Square kilometres Southern Africa
2020s 7,185 Square kilometres 4,273 Square kilometres 2,911 Square kilometres Southern Africa

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, Southern Africa or Uzbekistan?
Southern Africa, at 7,479 Square kilometres against 4,990 Square kilometres in Uzbekistan as of 2022.
What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces between Southern Africa and Uzbekistan?
2,489 Square kilometres, with Southern Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Southern Africa and Uzbekistan?
5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
How do Southern Africa and Uzbekistan rank globally for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
Southern Africa ranks 13th and Uzbekistan ranks 15th 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