Afghanistan vs Zambia: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland over time
- Afghanistan
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 5,184 Square kilometres against 4,648 Square kilometres in Afghanistan, a difference of 536 Square kilometres.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 43rd and Zambia ranks 41st of 169 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,135 Square kilometres | 1,219 Square kilometres | 1,916 Square kilometres | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 3,710 Square kilometres | 3,353 Square kilometres | 356.88 Square kilometres | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 4,616 Square kilometres | 5,121 Square kilometres | 504.65 Square kilometres | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland, Afghanistan or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 5,184 Square kilometres against 4,648 Square kilometres in Afghanistan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland between Afghanistan and Zambia?
- 536 Square kilometres, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Zambia?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Afghanistan and Zambia rank globally for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- Afghanistan ranks 43rd and Zambia ranks 41st of 169 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland. 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