Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in CEEC

CEEC: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces was 12,758 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
12,758 Square kilometres
Change on year
up 5.9%
Rank
59th
of 758 regions
All-time high
12,758 Square kilometres
in 2022
All-time low
9,427 Square kilometres
in 2005
Years of data
5
2005–2022

Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in CEEC, 2005–2022

05.0k10.0k15.0k2005201320222005: 9.4k Square kilometres2010: 10.4k Square kilometres2015: 11.8k Square kilometres2020: 12.0k Square kilometres2022: 12.8k Square kilometres

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.

Analysis

CEEC recorded 12,758 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 5.9% on the previous year and up 22.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in CEEC peaked at 12,758 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9,427 Square kilometres, in 2005.

CEEC ranks 59th of 758 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.

Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in CEEC, year by year

Annual values for Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in CEEC, 2005 to 2022.
Year Square kilometres Change
2005 9,427 Square kilometres
2010 10,400 Square kilometres +10.3%
2015 11,801 Square kilometres +13.5%
2020 12,046 Square kilometres +2.1%
2022 12,758 Square kilometres +5.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 9,427 Square kilometres 9,427 Square kilometres 9,427 Square kilometres 1
2010s 11,101 Square kilometres 10,400 Square kilometres 11,801 Square kilometres 2
2020s 12,402 Square kilometres 12,046 Square kilometres 12,758 Square kilometres 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in CEEC?
Land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in CEEC was 12,758 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 CEEC?
The highest recorded value was 12,758 Square kilometres in 2022.
What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces recorded in CEEC?
The lowest recorded value was 9,427 Square kilometres in 2005.
How does CEEC rank for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
CEEC ranks 59th out of 758 regions with data for 2022.
Is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces rising or falling in CEEC?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this CEEC 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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Indicator
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces
Unit
Square kilometres
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
978 places, 4,890 data points, 2005–2022
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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