Algeria vs Democratic Republic of the Congo: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland over time
- Algeria
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
How they compare
Democratic Republic of the Congo currently reports 27,282 Square kilometres against 3,715 Square kilometres in Algeria, a difference of 23,567 Square kilometres.
That makes Democratic Republic of the Congo's figure about 7.3 times Algeria's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Democratic Republic of the Congo has been ahead every year.
Algeria ranks 56th and Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 57th of 169 countries.
Democratic Republic of the Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 553 Square kilometres | 12,472 Square kilometres | 11,919 Square kilometres | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| 2010s | 2,678 Square kilometres | 19,828 Square kilometres | 17,150 Square kilometres | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| 2020s | 3,643 Square kilometres | 26,461 Square kilometres | 22,818 Square kilometres | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland, Algeria or Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo, at 27,282 Square kilometres against 3,715 Square kilometres in Algeria as of 2022.
- What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland between Algeria and Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- 23,567 Square kilometres, with Democratic Republic of the Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Algeria and Democratic Republic of the Congo rank globally for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- Algeria ranks 56th and Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 57th 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