High income OECD countries Compared by Environment > Non-wildness
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DEFINITION:
Percent of land area having very high anthropogenic impact
Units: Percent of Land Area
Units: Global grids for population (GPW), land use (USGS AVHRR based classification from EROS data center), VMAP roads, VMAP railways, VMAP coastlines, VMAP major rivers and the stable lights data were all scored for "wildness". The scores were aggregated and normalized.
Units: Percent of Land Area
Units: Global grids for population (GPW), land use (USGS AVHRR based classification from EROS data center), VMAP roads, VMAP railways, VMAP coastlines, VMAP major rivers and the stable lights data were all scored for "wildness". The scores were aggregated and normalized.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium | 43.93% | 1990 | |
| 2 | Netherlands | 43.79% | 1990 | |
| 3 | Denmark | 39.45% | 1990 | |
| 4 | Germany | 32.84% | 1990 | |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 32.05% | 1990 | |
| 6 | Japan | 30.22% | 1990 | |
| 7 | Switzerland | 27.34% | 1990 | |
| 8 | Czech Republic | 26.11% | 1990 | |
| 9 | France | 24.26% | 1990 | |
| 10 | Italy | 23.85% | 1990 | |
| 11 | Poland | 23.2% | 1990 | |
| 12 | Slovakia | 21.44% | 1990 | |
| 13 | South Korea | 20.92% | 1990 | |
| 14 | Ireland | 17.95% | 1990 | |
| 15 | Austria | 16.76% | 1990 | |
| 16 | Israel | 14.79% | 1990 | |
| 17 | Slovenia | 14.55% | 1990 | |
| 18 | Estonia | 13.63% | 1990 | |
| 19 | Greece | 12.28% | 1990 | |
| 20 | Portugal | 10.85% | 1990 | |
| 21 | Spain | 10.33% | 1990 | |
| 22 | Sweden | 7.48% | 1990 | |
| 23 | United States | 6.59% | 1990 | |
| 24 | Norway | 3.89% | 1990 | |
| 25 | Finland | 3.7% | 1990 | |
| 26 | New Zealand | 3.43% | 1990 | |
| 27 | Chile | 2.35% | 1990 | |
| 28 | Canada | 1.03% | 1990 | |
| 29 | Australia | 0.48% | 1990 | |
| 30 | Iceland | 0.15% | 1990 |
