Costa Rica vs Dominican Republic: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland over time
- Costa Rica
- Dominican Republic
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 3,170 Square kilometres against 2,989 Square kilometres in Dominican Republic, a difference of 181 Square kilometres.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Dominican Republic's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 61st and Dominican Republic ranks 63rd of 169 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Dominican Republic in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Dominican Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,102 Square kilometres | 1,624 Square kilometres | 521.52 Square kilometres | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 2,424 Square kilometres | 2,693 Square kilometres | 268.78 Square kilometres | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 3,105 Square kilometres | 2,901 Square kilometres | 204.27 Square kilometres | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland, Costa Rica or Dominican Republic?
- Costa Rica, at 3,170 Square kilometres against 2,989 Square kilometres in Dominican Republic as of 2022.
- What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland between Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?
- 181 Square kilometres, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Dominican Republic rank globally for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- Costa Rica ranks 61st and Dominican Republic ranks 63rd 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