Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in APEC
APEC: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces was 233,280 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in APEC, 2005–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in APEC is 233,280 Square kilometres, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 11.9% on the previous year and up 108.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in APEC peaked at 233,280 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 58,637 Square kilometres, in 2005.
APEC ranks 2nd of 56 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in APEC, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 58,637 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 111,805 Square kilometres | +90.7% |
| 2015 | 168,341 Square kilometres | +50.6% |
| 2020 | 208,440 Square kilometres | +23.8% |
| 2022 | 233,280 Square kilometres | +11.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58,637 Square kilometres | 58,637 Square kilometres | 58,637 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 140,073 Square kilometres | 111,805 Square kilometres | 168,341 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 220,860 Square kilometres | 208,440 Square kilometres | 233,280 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near APEC
- 1 OECD 136,872 Square kilometres compare
- 2 China 114,666 Square kilometres compare
- 3 United States of America 50,835 Square kilometres compare
- 4 India 24,983 Square kilometres compare
- 5 Russian Federation 15,488 Square kilometres compare
More environment data for APEC
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 7.53 million Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 477,257 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in APEC?
- Land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in APEC was 233,280 Square kilometres in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces recorded in APEC?
- The highest recorded value was 233,280 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces recorded in APEC?
- The lowest recorded value was 58,637 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does APEC rank for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- APEC ranks 2nd out of 56 groups with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces rising or falling in APEC?
- Over the last ten years it is up 108.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this APEC data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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