Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces was 40,962 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Eastern Europe, 2005–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Eastern Europe recorded 40,962 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 8.8% on the previous year and up 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Eastern Europe peaked at 40,962 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 27,932 Square kilometres, in 2005.
Eastern Europe ranks 5th of 56 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Eastern Europe, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 27,932 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 31,379 Square kilometres | +12.3% |
| 2015 | 34,736 Square kilometres | +10.7% |
| 2020 | 37,643 Square kilometres | +8.4% |
| 2022 | 40,962 Square kilometres | +8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27,932 Square kilometres | 27,932 Square kilometres | 27,932 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 33,057 Square kilometres | 31,379 Square kilometres | 34,736 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 39,302 Square kilometres | 37,643 Square kilometres | 40,962 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Europe
- 2 China 114,666 Square kilometres compare
- 3 United States of America 50,835 Square kilometres compare
- 4 India 24,983 Square kilometres compare
- 5 Russian Federation 15,488 Square kilometres compare
- 6 Brazil 12,994 Square kilometres compare
- 7 Ukraine 11,377 Square kilometres compare
- 8 Japan 10,888 Square kilometres compare
More environment data for Eastern Europe
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.01 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.483 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.81 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 339.05 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 89.12 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 249.93 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 1.44 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 13.20 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Eastern Europe?
- Land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Eastern Europe was 40,962 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 Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 40,962 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces recorded in Eastern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 27,932 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Eastern Europe rank for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- Eastern Europe ranks 5th out of 56 groups with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces rising or falling in Eastern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Europe 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