Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in EEA
EEA: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces was 45,033 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in EEA, 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 EEA is 45,033 Square kilometres, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 8.0% on the previous year and up 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in EEA peaked at 45,033 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 29,600 Square kilometres, in 2005.
EEA ranks 29th of 758 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in EEA, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 29,600 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 34,819 Square kilometres | +17.6% |
| 2015 | 39,668 Square kilometres | +13.9% |
| 2020 | 41,712 Square kilometres | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 45,033 Square kilometres | +8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29,600 Square kilometres | 29,600 Square kilometres | 29,600 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 37,243 Square kilometres | 34,819 Square kilometres | 39,668 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 43,372 Square kilometres | 41,712 Square kilometres | 45,033 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near EEA
- 26 Saudi Arabia 2,837 Square kilometres compare
- 27 Egypt 2,756 Square kilometres compare
- 28 Malaysia 2,547 Square kilometres compare
- 29 Ghana 2,325 Square kilometres compare
- 30 Iraq 2,227 Square kilometres compare
- 31 Algeria 1,848 Square kilometres compare
- 31 Croatia 403.21 Square kilometres compare
- 32 Hungary 1,684 Square kilometres compare
More environment data for EEA
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 409,451 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 75,012 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in EEA?
- Land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in EEA was 45,033 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 EEA?
- The highest recorded value was 45,033 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces recorded in EEA?
- The lowest recorded value was 29,600 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does EEA rank for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- EEA ranks 29th out of 758 regions with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces rising or falling in EEA?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this EEA 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