Peru vs South Africa: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland over time
- Peru
- South Africa
How they compare
Peru currently reports 3,511 Square kilometres against 3,204 Square kilometres in South Africa, a difference of 307 Square kilometres.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2005 it was South Africa ahead.
Peru ranks 57th and South Africa ranks 59th of 169 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,199 Square kilometres | 1,234 Square kilometres | 34.63 Square kilometres | South Africa |
| 2010s | 2,017 Square kilometres | 2,095 Square kilometres | 78.32 Square kilometres | South Africa |
| 2020s | 3,236 Square kilometres | 3,039 Square kilometres | 197.68 Square kilometres | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland, Peru or South Africa?
- Peru, at 3,511 Square kilometres against 3,204 Square kilometres in South Africa as of 2022.
- What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland between Peru and South Africa?
- 307 Square kilometres, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and South Africa?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Peru and South Africa rank globally for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- Peru ranks 57th 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