Greece vs United Kingdom: Land use hidden — Other areas

Greece
36,162 Square kilometres
in 2023
United Kingdom
39,681 Square kilometres
in 2023
Greece rank
75th
United Kingdom rank
72nd

Land use hidden — Other areas over time

  • Greece
  • United Kingdom
020.0k40.0k60.0k196119922023

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 39,681 Square kilometres against 36,162 Square kilometres in Greece, a difference of 3,519 Square kilometres.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Greece ranks 75th and United Kingdom ranks 72nd of 202 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1960s 38,909 Square kilometres 45,792 Square kilometres 6,883 Square kilometres United Kingdom
1970s 37,445 Square kilometres 55,577 Square kilometres 18,132 Square kilometres United Kingdom
1980s 36,982 Square kilometres 59,299 Square kilometres 22,317 Square kilometres United Kingdom
1990s 3,901 Square kilometres 36,804 Square kilometres 32,903 Square kilometres United Kingdom
2000s 11,061 Square kilometres 39,568 Square kilometres 28,507 Square kilometres United Kingdom
2010s 24,164 Square kilometres 37,732 Square kilometres 13,567 Square kilometres United Kingdom
2020s 34,680 Square kilometres 37,656 Square kilometres 2,976 Square kilometres United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land use hidden — other areas, Greece or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 39,681 Square kilometres against 36,162 Square kilometres in Greece as of 2023.
What is the difference in land use hidden — other areas between Greece and United Kingdom?
3,519 Square kilometres, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and United Kingdom?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Greece and United Kingdom rank globally for land use hidden — other areas?
Greece ranks 75th and United Kingdom ranks 72nd of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Land use hidden — Other areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Land use hidden — Other areas
Unit
Square kilometres
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
230 places, 13,416 data points, 1961–2023
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Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata