Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Belarus
Belarus: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces was 1,189 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Belarus, 2005–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 1,189 Square kilometres for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.8% on the previous year and up 37.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Belarus peaked at 1,189 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 754 Square kilometres, in 2005.
That places Belarus 44th out of 164 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Belarus, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 754 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 866.89 Square kilometres | +15.0% |
| 2015 | 927.69 Square kilometres | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 1,036 Square kilometres | +11.7% |
| 2022 | 1,189 Square kilometres | +14.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 754 Square kilometres | 754 Square kilometres | 754 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 897.29 Square kilometres | 866.89 Square kilometres | 927.69 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 1,113 Square kilometres | 1,036 Square kilometres | 1,189 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 41 Angola 1,252 Square kilometres compare
- 42 Tanzania, United Republic of 1,233 Square kilometres compare
- 43 Azerbaijan 1,223 Square kilometres compare
- 45 Mauritania 138.05 Square kilometres compare
- 45 Peru 1,151 Square kilometres compare
- 46 Norway 1,108 Square kilometres compare
- 47 Morocco 1,055 Square kilometres compare
More environment data for Belarus
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.1734 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.1993 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.869 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.57 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate -58.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0044 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -34.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Belarus?
- Land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Belarus was 1,189 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 Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 1,189 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 754 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Belarus rank for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- Belarus ranks 44th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus 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