Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Belgo-Luxembourg Economic Union
Belgo-Luxembourg Economic Union: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces was 1,509 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Belgo-Luxembourg Economic Union, 2005–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Belgo-Luxembourg Economic Union recorded 1,509 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.
The figure is up 6.9% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Belgo-Luxembourg Economic Union peaked at 1,509 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,356 Square kilometres, in 2005.
That places Belgo-Luxembourg Economic Union 108th out of 758 regions with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Belgo-Luxembourg Economic Union, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1,356 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 1,370 Square kilometres | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 1,376 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1,412 Square kilometres | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 1,509 Square kilometres | +6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,356 Square kilometres | 1,356 Square kilometres | 1,356 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 1,373 Square kilometres | 1,370 Square kilometres | 1,376 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 1,461 Square kilometres | 1,412 Square kilometres | 1,509 Square kilometres | 2 |
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More environment data for Belgo-Luxembourg Economic Union
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 5,067 Square kilometres (2022)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Belgo-Luxembourg Economic Union?
- Land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Belgo-Luxembourg Economic Union was 1,509 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 Belgo-Luxembourg Economic Union?
- The highest recorded value was 1,509 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces recorded in Belgo-Luxembourg Economic Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,356 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Belgo-Luxembourg Economic Union rank for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- Belgo-Luxembourg Economic Union ranks 108th out of 758 regions with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces rising or falling in Belgo-Luxembourg Economic Union?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgo-Luxembourg Economic Union 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