Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Bavaria
Bavaria: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces was 1,543 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Bavaria, 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 Bavaria is 1,543 Square kilometres, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 7.0% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Bavaria peaked at 1,543 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,345 Square kilometres, in 2005.
Bavaria ranks 105th of 758 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Bavaria, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1,345 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 1,407 Square kilometres | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 1,422 Square kilometres | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 1,443 Square kilometres | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 1,543 Square kilometres | +7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,345 Square kilometres | 1,345 Square kilometres | 1,345 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 1,415 Square kilometres | 1,407 Square kilometres | 1,422 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 1,493 Square kilometres | 1,443 Square kilometres | 1,543 Square kilometres | 2 |
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More environment data for Bavaria
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.44 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.3 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 4.84 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 10,839 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 1,739 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Bavaria?
- Land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Bavaria was 1,543 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 Bavaria?
- The highest recorded value was 1,543 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces recorded in Bavaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,345 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Bavaria rank for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- Bavaria ranks 105th out of 758 groups with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces rising or falling in Bavaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bavaria 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