Sub-Saharan Africa vs United States of America: Land cover and land cover change — Grassland
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland over time
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- United States of America
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 2.18 million Square kilometres against 1.72 million Square kilometres in United States of America, a difference of 461,030 Square kilometres.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 1.3 times United States of America's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 6th and United States of America ranks 3rd of 71 groups.
Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sub-Saharan Africa | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.21 million Square kilometres | 1.72 million Square kilometres | 496,095 Square kilometres | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 2.21 million Square kilometres | 1.71 million Square kilometres | 497,605 Square kilometres | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2020s | 2.19 million Square kilometres | 1.72 million Square kilometres | 463,955 Square kilometres | Sub-Saharan Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land cover and land cover change — grassland, Sub-Saharan Africa or United States of America?
- Sub-Saharan Africa, at 2.18 million Square kilometres against 1.72 million Square kilometres in United States of America as of 2022.
- What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — grassland between Sub-Saharan Africa and United States of America?
- 461,030 Square kilometres, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and United States of America?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Sub-Saharan Africa and United States of America rank globally for land cover and land cover change — grassland?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 6th and United States of America ranks 3rd of 71 groups.
- 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