Iceland vs Middle East and North Africa: Land cover and land cover change — Grassland
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland over time
- Iceland
- Middle East and North Africa
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 24,008 Square kilometres against 5,293 Square kilometres in Middle East and North Africa, a difference of 18,715 Square kilometres.
That makes Iceland's figure about 4.5 times Middle East and North Africa's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 48th and Middle East and North Africa ranks 49th of 207 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Middle East and North Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24,008 Square kilometres | 6,700 Square kilometres | 17,308 Square kilometres | Iceland |
| 2010s | 24,008 Square kilometres | 5,108 Square kilometres | 18,900 Square kilometres | Iceland |
| 2020s | 24,008 Square kilometres | 5,300 Square kilometres | 18,708 Square kilometres | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land cover and land cover change — grassland, Iceland or Middle East and North Africa?
- Iceland, at 24,008 Square kilometres against 5,293 Square kilometres in Middle East and North Africa as of 2022.
- What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — grassland between Iceland and Middle East and North Africa?
- 18,715 Square kilometres, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Middle East and North Africa?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Iceland and Middle East and North Africa rank globally for land cover and land cover change — grassland?
- Iceland ranks 48th and Middle East and North Africa ranks 49th of 207 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Land cover and land cover change — Grassland. 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