Democratic Republic of the Congo vs Western Asia / Near and Middle East countries: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland over time
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Western Asia / Near and Middle East countries
How they compare
Western Asia / Near and Middle East countries currently reports 31,496 Square kilometres against 27,282 Square kilometres in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 4,214 Square kilometres.
That makes Western Asia / Near and Middle East countries's figure about 1.2 times Democratic Republic of the Congo's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Democratic Republic of the Congo ahead.
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 57th and Western Asia / Near and Middle East countries ranks 55th of 753 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Democratic Republic of the Congo averaged higher in 2 and Western Asia / Near and Middle East countries in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Western Asia / Near and Middle East countries | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12,472 Square kilometres | 7,265 Square kilometres | 5,207 Square kilometres | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| 2010s | 19,828 Square kilometres | 17,720 Square kilometres | 2,108 Square kilometres | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| 2020s | 26,461 Square kilometres | 29,942 Square kilometres | 3,480 Square kilometres | Western Asia / Near and Middle East countries |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland, Democratic Republic of the Congo or Western Asia / Near and Middle East countries?
- Western Asia / Near and Middle East countries, at 31,496 Square kilometres against 27,282 Square kilometres in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2022.
- What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland between Democratic Republic of the Congo and Western Asia / Near and Middle East countries?
- 4,214 Square kilometres, with Western Asia / Near and Middle East countries ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and Western Asia / Near and Middle East countries?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and Western Asia / Near and Middle East countries rank globally for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 57th and Western Asia / Near and Middle East countries ranks 55th of 753 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