Colombia vs Papua New Guinea: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland over time
- Colombia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 10,919 Square kilometres against 10,273 Square kilometres in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 646 Square kilometres.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Colombia ranks 19th and Papua New Guinea ranks 21st of 169 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,625 Square kilometres | 4,209 Square kilometres | 1,583 Square kilometres | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 7,914 Square kilometres | 8,664 Square kilometres | 749.47 Square kilometres | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 10,534 Square kilometres | 10,153 Square kilometres | 380.85 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 Papua New Guinea?
- Colombia, at 10,919 Square kilometres against 10,273 Square kilometres in Papua New Guinea as of 2022.
- What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland between Colombia and Papua New Guinea?
- 646 Square kilometres, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Papua New Guinea?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Colombia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- Colombia ranks 19th and Papua New Guinea ranks 21st 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