Middle Africa vs Zambia: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland over time
- Middle Africa
- Zambia
How they compare
Middle Africa currently reports 61,298 Square kilometres against 5,184 Square kilometres in Zambia, a difference of 56,114 Square kilometres.
That makes Middle Africa's figure about 11.8 times Zambia's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Middle Africa has been ahead every year.
Middle Africa ranks 39th and Zambia ranks 41st of 753 groups.
Middle Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle Africa | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26,504 Square kilometres | 1,219 Square kilometres | 25,285 Square kilometres | Middle Africa |
| 2010s | 43,299 Square kilometres | 3,353 Square kilometres | 39,946 Square kilometres | Middle Africa |
| 2020s | 59,451 Square kilometres | 5,121 Square kilometres | 54,330 Square kilometres | Middle Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland, Middle Africa or Zambia?
- Middle Africa, at 61,298 Square kilometres against 5,184 Square kilometres in Zambia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland between Middle Africa and Zambia?
- 56,114 Square kilometres, with Middle Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle Africa and Zambia?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Middle Africa and Zambia rank globally for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- Middle Africa ranks 39th and Zambia ranks 41st of 753 groups.
- 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