Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces was 81.99 Square kilometres in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Equatorial Guinea, 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 Equatorial Guinea stood at 81.99 Square kilometres. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 24.4% on the previous year and up 201.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 81.99 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 15.01 Square kilometres, in 2005.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 50th of 56 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 15.01 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 27.17 Square kilometres | +81.0% |
| 2015 | 40.19 Square kilometres | +47.9% |
| 2020 | 65.93 Square kilometres | +64.1% |
| 2022 | 81.99 Square kilometres | +24.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.01 Square kilometres | 15.01 Square kilometres | 15.01 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 33.68 Square kilometres | 27.17 Square kilometres | 40.19 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 73.96 Square kilometres | 65.93 Square kilometres | 81.99 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 47 Morocco 1,055 Square kilometres compare
- 48 Turkmenistan 1,036 Square kilometres compare
- 49 Austria 1,028 Square kilometres compare
- 49 Lesotho 94.68 Square kilometres compare
- 50 Bangladesh 1,027 Square kilometres compare
- 51 Colombia 937.92 Square kilometres compare
- 52 Ecuador 867.92 Square kilometres compare
- 53 Zambia 861.86 Square kilometres compare
More environment data for Equatorial Guinea
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.39 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.19 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.05 Percentage change (2024)
- Land use hidden — Other areas 2,769 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 49.2 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Land area 28,050 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Cropland 998 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Total area 28,050 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest 22,984 Square kilometres (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Equatorial Guinea?
- Land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Equatorial Guinea was 81.99 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 Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 81.99 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.01 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 50th out of 56 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 201.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea 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