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

CIS: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces was 41,576 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
41,576 Square kilometres
Change on year
up 14.9%
Rank
31st
of 758 regions
All-time high
41,576 Square kilometres
in 2022
All-time low
22,358 Square kilometres
in 2005
Years of data
5
2005–2022

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

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k2005201320222005: 22.4k Square kilometres2010: 26.7k Square kilometres2015: 31.1k Square kilometres2020: 36.2k Square kilometres2022: 41.6k Square kilometres

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

Analysis

CIS recorded 41,576 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 14.9% on the previous year and up 55.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in CIS peaked at 41,576 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 22,358 Square kilometres, in 2005.

That places CIS 31st out of 758 regions with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in CIS, 2005 to 2022.
Year Square kilometres Change
2005 22,358 Square kilometres
2010 26,742 Square kilometres +19.6%
2015 31,134 Square kilometres +16.4%
2020 36,181 Square kilometres +16.2%
2022 41,576 Square kilometres +14.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 22,358 Square kilometres 22,358 Square kilometres 22,358 Square kilometres 1
2010s 28,938 Square kilometres 26,742 Square kilometres 31,134 Square kilometres 2
2020s 38,878 Square kilometres 36,181 Square kilometres 41,576 Square kilometres 2

Countries ranked near CIS

  1. 28 Malaysia 2,547 Square kilometres compare
  2. 29 Ghana 2,325 Square kilometres compare
  3. 30 Iraq 2,227 Square kilometres compare
  4. 31 Algeria 1,848 Square kilometres compare
  5. 31 Croatia 403.21 Square kilometres compare
  6. 32 Hungary 1,684 Square kilometres compare
  7. 33 Taiwan 1,478 Square kilometres compare
  8. 34 Portugal 1,454 Square kilometres compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in CIS?
Land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in CIS was 41,576 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 CIS?
The highest recorded value was 41,576 Square kilometres in 2022.
What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces recorded in CIS?
The lowest recorded value was 22,358 Square kilometres in 2005.
How does CIS rank for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
CIS ranks 31st out of 758 regions with data for 2022.
Is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces rising or falling in CIS?
Over the last ten years it is up 55.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this CIS 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