Malta vs West Sumatera Province: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland over time
- Malta
- West Sumatera Province
How they compare
West Sumatera Province currently reports 1,767 Square kilometres against 9.9 Square kilometres in Malta, a difference of 1,757 Square kilometres.
That makes West Sumatera Province's figure about 178.5 times Malta's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, West Sumatera Province has been ahead every year.
Malta ranks 150th and West Sumatera Province ranks 148th of 169 countries.
West Sumatera Province has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | West Sumatera Province | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.34 Square kilometres | 348.92 Square kilometres | 343.57 Square kilometres | West Sumatera Province |
| 2010s | 7.16 Square kilometres | 1,119 Square kilometres | 1,111 Square kilometres | West Sumatera Province |
| 2020s | 9.4 Square kilometres | 1,672 Square kilometres | 1,663 Square kilometres | West Sumatera Province |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland, Malta or West Sumatera Province?
- West Sumatera Province, at 1,767 Square kilometres against 9.9 Square kilometres in Malta as of 2022.
- What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland between Malta and West Sumatera Province?
- 1,757 Square kilometres, with West Sumatera Province ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and West Sumatera Province?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Malta and West Sumatera Province rank globally for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- Malta ranks 150th and West Sumatera Province ranks 148th 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