Colombia vs Congo: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland

Colombia
10,919 Square kilometres
in 2022
Congo
10,152 Square kilometres
in 2022
Colombia rank
19th
Congo rank
22nd

Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland over time

  • Colombia
  • Congo
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How they compare

Colombia currently reports 10,919 Square kilometres against 10,152 Square kilometres in Congo, a difference of 767 Square kilometres.

That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Congo ahead.

Colombia ranks 19th and Congo ranks 22nd of 169 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and Congo in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Congo Difference Ahead
2000s 2,625 Square kilometres 3,650 Square kilometres 1,025 Square kilometres Congo
2010s 7,914 Square kilometres 7,621 Square kilometres 292.78 Square kilometres Colombia
2020s 10,534 Square kilometres 9,945 Square kilometres 588.48 Square kilometres Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland, Colombia or Congo?
Colombia, at 10,919 Square kilometres against 10,152 Square kilometres in Congo as of 2022.
What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland between Colombia and Congo?
767 Square kilometres, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Congo?
5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
How do Colombia and Congo rank globally for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
Colombia ranks 19th and Congo ranks 22nd 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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Indicator
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland
Unit
Square kilometres
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
979 places, 4,895 data points, 2005–2022
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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