Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in European Union (28 countries)
European Union (28 countries): Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces was 51,566 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in European Union (28 countries), 2005–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
European Union (28 countries) recorded 51,566 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.
That represents a change of up 7.9% on the previous year and up 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in European Union (28 countries) peaked at 51,566 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 34,461 Square kilometres, in 2005.
European Union (28 countries) ranks 19th of 758 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in European Union (28 countries), year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 34,461 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 39,930 Square kilometres | +15.9% |
| 2015 | 45,642 Square kilometres | +14.3% |
| 2020 | 47,796 Square kilometres | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 51,566 Square kilometres | +7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34,461 Square kilometres | 34,461 Square kilometres | 34,461 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 42,786 Square kilometres | 39,930 Square kilometres | 45,642 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 49,681 Square kilometres | 47,796 Square kilometres | 51,566 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near European Union (28 countries)
- 16 Pakistan 4,902 Square kilometres compare
- 17 Iran, Islamic Republic of 4,895 Square kilometres compare
- 18 Spain 4,609 Square kilometres compare
- 19 Canada 4,307 Square kilometres compare
- 20 Romania 4,236 Square kilometres compare
- 21 Australia 3,732 Square kilometres compare
- 21 Ethiopia 1,044 Square kilometres compare
- 22 Moldova 899.86 Square kilometres compare
- 22 Thailand 3,691 Square kilometres compare
More environment data for European Union (28 countries)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 477,271 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 85,649 Square kilometres (2022)
- Agricultural land area — Arable and permanent crop land 117,713 Hectares (2019)
- Agricultural land area — Total agricultural land area 180,455 Hectares (2019)
- Agricultural land area — Arable land 105,600 Hectares (2019)
- Agricultural land area — Permanent pasture 62,192 Hectares (2019)
- Agricultural land area — Permanent crops 12,113 Hectares (2019)
- Agricultural land area — Organic farming 14.26 million Hectares (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in European Union (28 countries)?
- Land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in European Union (28 countries) was 51,566 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 European Union (28 countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 51,566 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces recorded in European Union (28 countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 34,461 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does European Union (28 countries) rank for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- European Union (28 countries) ranks 19th out of 758 groups with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces rising or falling in European Union (28 countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union (28 countries) 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