United States Virgin Islands vs Western Sahara: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces over time
- United States Virgin Islands
- Western Sahara
How they compare
Western Sahara currently reports 20.81 Square kilometres against 14.55 Square kilometres in United States Virgin Islands, a difference of 6.26 Square kilometres.
That makes Western Sahara's figure about 1.4 times United States Virgin Islands's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2005 it was United States Virgin Islands ahead.
United States Virgin Islands ranks 147th and Western Sahara ranks 145th of 164 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, United States Virgin Islands averaged higher in 2 and Western Sahara in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United States Virgin Islands | Western Sahara | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.29 Square kilometres | 2.33 Square kilometres | 1.96 Square kilometres | United States Virgin Islands |
| 2010s | 9.71 Square kilometres | 7.59 Square kilometres | 2.11 Square kilometres | United States Virgin Islands |
| 2020s | 13.62 Square kilometres | 19.14 Square kilometres | 5.51 Square kilometres | Western Sahara |
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 Virgin Islands or Western Sahara?
- Western Sahara, at 20.81 Square kilometres against 14.55 Square kilometres in United States Virgin Islands as of 2022.
- What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces between United States Virgin Islands and Western Sahara?
- 6.26 Square kilometres, with Western Sahara ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United States Virgin Islands and Western Sahara?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do United States Virgin Islands and Western Sahara rank globally for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- United States Virgin Islands ranks 147th and Western Sahara ranks 145th 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