Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces was 148,153 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia, 2005–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia is 148,153 Square kilometres, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 13.1% on the previous year and up 126.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia peaked at 148,153 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 30,614 Square kilometres, in 2005.
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia ranks 3rd of 56 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 30,614 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 65,505 Square kilometres | +114.0% |
| 2015 | 105,158 Square kilometres | +60.5% |
| 2020 | 131,038 Square kilometres | +24.6% |
| 2022 | 148,153 Square kilometres | +13.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30,614 Square kilometres | 30,614 Square kilometres | 30,614 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 85,331 Square kilometres | 65,505 Square kilometres | 105,158 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 139,596 Square kilometres | 131,038 Square kilometres | 148,153 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
More environment data for Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 9.08 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by 34.4% (2025)
- Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) 32.2% (2025)
- Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered 34.5% (2025)
- Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) 28.9% (2025)
- Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services, by 64.1% (2024)
- Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water 75.3% (2024)
- Proportion of population using basic drinking water services, by 95.4% (2024)
- Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location 95.1% (2024)
- Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of 30.3% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- Land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia was 148,153 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 Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 148,153 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces recorded in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 30,614 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Eastern and South-Eastern Asia rank for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia ranks 3rd out of 56 groups with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces rising or falling in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 126.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 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