Iraq vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland over time
- Iraq
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
How they compare
Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 1,641 Square kilometres against 1,622 Square kilometres in Iraq, a difference of 19 Square kilometres.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 84th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 83rd of 169 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 407.17 Square kilometres | 51.68 Square kilometres | 355.5 Square kilometres | Iraq |
| 2010s | 886.49 Square kilometres | 203.05 Square kilometres | 683.44 Square kilometres | Iraq |
| 2020s | 1,539 Square kilometres | 1,330 Square kilometres | 208.4 Square kilometres | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland, Iraq or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 1,641 Square kilometres against 1,622 Square kilometres in Iraq as of 2022.
- What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland between Iraq and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 19 Square kilometres, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Iraq and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- Iraq ranks 84th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 83rd 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