United States of America 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
- United States of America
- Western Europe
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 50,835 Square kilometres against 21,200 Square kilometres in Western Europe, a difference of 29,635 Square kilometres.
That makes United States of America's figure about 2.4 times Western Europe's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Western Europe ahead.
United States of America ranks 3rd and Western Europe ranks 6th of 164 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, United States of America averaged higher in 2 and Western Europe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United States of America | Western Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15,406 Square kilometres | 17,143 Square kilometres | 1,737 Square kilometres | Western Europe |
| 2010s | 34,459 Square kilometres | 18,912 Square kilometres | 15,547 Square kilometres | United States of America |
| 2020s | 49,037 Square kilometres | 20,510 Square kilometres | 28,526 Square kilometres | United States of America |
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, United States of America or Western Europe?
- United States of America, at 50,835 Square kilometres against 21,200 Square kilometres in Western Europe as of 2022.
- What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces between United States of America and Western Europe?
- 29,635 Square kilometres, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United States of America and Western Europe?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do United States of America and Western Europe rank globally for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- United States of America ranks 3rd 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