Niger vs Western Africa: Land cover and land cover change — Grassland
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland over time
- Niger
- Western Africa
How they compare
Western Africa currently reports 470,284 Square kilometres against 139,551 Square kilometres in Niger, a difference of 330,733 Square kilometres.
That makes Western Africa's figure about 3.4 times Niger's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Western Africa has been ahead every year.
Niger ranks 20th and Western Africa ranks 17th of 207 countries.
Western Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Western Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 143,385 Square kilometres | 480,403 Square kilometres | 337,018 Square kilometres | Western Africa |
| 2010s | 144,651 Square kilometres | 481,046 Square kilometres | 336,396 Square kilometres | Western Africa |
| 2020s | 140,332 Square kilometres | 472,012 Square kilometres | 331,680 Square kilometres | Western Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land cover and land cover change — grassland, Niger or Western Africa?
- Western Africa, at 470,284 Square kilometres against 139,551 Square kilometres in Niger as of 2022.
- What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — grassland between Niger and Western Africa?
- 330,733 Square kilometres, with Western Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Western Africa?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Niger and Western Africa rank globally for land cover and land cover change — grassland?
- Niger ranks 20th and Western Africa ranks 17th 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