Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in China
China: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces was 114,666 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in China, 2005–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
In 2022, land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in China stood at 114,666 Square kilometres. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.8% on the previous year and up 119.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in China peaked at 114,666 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 26,034 Square kilometres, in 2005.
China ranks 2nd of 164 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in China, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 26,034 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 52,183 Square kilometres | +100.4% |
| 2015 | 78,996 Square kilometres | +51.4% |
| 2020 | 101,685 Square kilometres | +28.7% |
| 2022 | 114,666 Square kilometres | +12.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26,034 Square kilometres | 26,034 Square kilometres | 26,034 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 65,590 Square kilometres | 52,183 Square kilometres | 78,996 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 108,176 Square kilometres | 101,685 Square kilometres | 114,666 Square kilometres | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in China?
- Land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in China was 114,666 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 China?
- The highest recorded value was 114,666 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 26,034 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does China rank for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- China ranks 2nd out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 119.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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