Germany vs Papua New Guinea: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland over time
- Germany
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 10,273 Square kilometres against 9,989 Square kilometres in Germany, a difference of 284 Square kilometres.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 23rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 21st of 169 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6,682 Square kilometres | 4,209 Square kilometres | 2,474 Square kilometres | Germany |
| 2010s | 7,470 Square kilometres | 8,664 Square kilometres | 1,194 Square kilometres | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 9,737 Square kilometres | 10,153 Square kilometres | 416.51 Square kilometres | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland, Germany or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 10,273 Square kilometres against 9,989 Square kilometres in Germany as of 2022.
- What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland between Germany and Papua New Guinea?
- 284 Square kilometres, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Papua New Guinea?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Germany and Papua New Guinea rank globally for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- Germany ranks 23rd 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