Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in District of Columbia
District of Columbia: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces was 22.37 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in District of Columbia, 2005–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
District of Columbia recorded 22.37 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.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in District of Columbia peaked at 22.37 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 14.89 Square kilometres, in 2005.
That places District of Columbia 670th out of 758 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in District of Columbia, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 14.89 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 19.99 Square kilometres | +34.3% |
| 2015 | 21.74 Square kilometres | +8.7% |
| 2020 | 22.16 Square kilometres | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 22.37 Square kilometres | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.89 Square kilometres | 14.89 Square kilometres | 14.89 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 20.87 Square kilometres | 19.99 Square kilometres | 21.74 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 22.26 Square kilometres | 22.16 Square kilometres | 22.37 Square kilometres | 2 |
More environment data for District of Columbia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 4.27 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.71 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 14 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 3.22 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 2.73 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in District of Columbia?
- Land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in District of Columbia was 22.37 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 District of Columbia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.37 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces recorded in District of Columbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.89 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does District of Columbia rank for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- District of Columbia ranks 670th out of 758 groups with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces rising or falling in District of Columbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this District of Columbia 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