Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces was 2,276 Square kilometres in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 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 Democratic Republic of the Congo stood at 2,276 Square kilometres. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 44.7% on the previous year and up 258.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 2,276 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 326.06 Square kilometres, in 2005.
That places Democratic Republic of the Congo 89th out of 758 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 326.06 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 634.23 Square kilometres | +94.5% |
| 2015 | 1,025 Square kilometres | +61.7% |
| 2020 | 1,573 Square kilometres | +53.4% |
| 2022 | 2,276 Square kilometres | +44.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 326.06 Square kilometres | 326.06 Square kilometres | 326.06 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 829.83 Square kilometres | 634.23 Square kilometres | 1,025 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 1,924 Square kilometres | 1,573 Square kilometres | 2,276 Square kilometres | 2 |
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More environment data for Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -10.22 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.193 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.17 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 50.42 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 361.16 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 8.16 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.17 ha/cap (2024)
- Arable land — Area 16,516 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 2,276 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 Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 2,276 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 326.06 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 89th out of 758 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 258.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of the Congo 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