Nicaragua vs South Africa: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland over time
- Nicaragua
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 3,204 Square kilometres against 3,157 Square kilometres in Nicaragua, a difference of 47 Square kilometres.
Across all 5 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
Nicaragua ranks 62nd and South Africa ranks 59th of 169 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 444.81 Square kilometres | 1,234 Square kilometres | 788.98 Square kilometres | South Africa |
| 2010s | 1,321 Square kilometres | 2,095 Square kilometres | 773.89 Square kilometres | South Africa |
| 2020s | 2,579 Square kilometres | 3,039 Square kilometres | 459.43 Square kilometres | South 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, Nicaragua or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 3,204 Square kilometres against 3,157 Square kilometres in Nicaragua as of 2022.
- What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland between Nicaragua and South Africa?
- 47 Square kilometres, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and South Africa?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Nicaragua and South Africa rank globally for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- Nicaragua ranks 62nd and South Africa ranks 59th 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