Switzerland vs Zhejiang: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces over time
- Switzerland
- Zhejiang
How they compare
Zhejiang currently reports 5,806 Square kilometres against 691.62 Square kilometres in Switzerland, a difference of 5,114 Square kilometres.
That makes Zhejiang's figure about 8.4 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Switzerland ahead.
Switzerland ranks 64th and Zhejiang ranks 65th of 164 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Switzerland averaged higher in 1 and Zhejiang in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Switzerland | Zhejiang | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 613.9 Square kilometres | 411.78 Square kilometres | 202.12 Square kilometres | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 646.14 Square kilometres | 3,065 Square kilometres | 2,419 Square kilometres | Zhejiang |
| 2020s | 672.31 Square kilometres | 5,604 Square kilometres | 4,931 Square kilometres | Zhejiang |
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, Switzerland or Zhejiang?
- Zhejiang, at 5,806 Square kilometres against 691.62 Square kilometres in Switzerland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces between Switzerland and Zhejiang?
- 5,114 Square kilometres, with Zhejiang ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and Zhejiang?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Switzerland and Zhejiang rank globally for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- Switzerland ranks 64th and Zhejiang ranks 65th 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