British Virgin Islands vs Western Sahara: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland over time
- British Virgin Islands
- Western Sahara
How they compare
Western Sahara currently reports 1.57 Square kilometres against 0.5506 Square kilometres in British Virgin Islands, a difference of 1.02 Square kilometres.
That makes Western Sahara's figure about 2.9 times British Virgin Islands's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2005 it was British Virgin Islands ahead.
British Virgin Islands ranks 164th and Western Sahara ranks 162nd of 169 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, British Virgin Islands averaged higher in 2 and Western Sahara in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | British Virgin Islands | Western Sahara | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1573 Square kilometres | 0.0874 Square kilometres | 0.07 Square kilometres | British Virgin Islands |
| 2010s | 0.472 Square kilometres | 0.1748 Square kilometres | 0.2972 Square kilometres | British Virgin Islands |
| 2020s | 0.5506 Square kilometres | 1.31 Square kilometres | 0.7601 Square kilometres | Western Sahara |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland, British Virgin Islands or Western Sahara?
- Western Sahara, at 1.57 Square kilometres against 0.5506 Square kilometres in British Virgin Islands as of 2022.
- What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland between British Virgin Islands and Western Sahara?
- 1.02 Square kilometres, with Western Sahara ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Western Sahara?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do British Virgin Islands and Western Sahara rank globally for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 164th and Western Sahara ranks 162nd 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