Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Flemish Region
Flemish Region: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces was 1,106 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Flemish Region, 2005–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Flemish Region recorded 1,106 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 6.5% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Flemish Region peaked at 1,106 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 994.08 Square kilometres, in 2005.
That places Flemish Region 127th out of 758 regions with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Flemish Region, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 994.08 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 1,004 Square kilometres | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 1,009 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1,039 Square kilometres | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 1,106 Square kilometres | +6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 994.08 Square kilometres | 994.08 Square kilometres | 994.08 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 1,007 Square kilometres | 1,004 Square kilometres | 1,009 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 1,073 Square kilometres | 1,039 Square kilometres | 1,106 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near Flemish Region
- 124 Gabon 150.87 Square kilometres compare
- 125 Lao People's Democratic Republic 146.16 Square kilometres compare
- 126 North Macedonia 124.05 Square kilometres compare
- 127 Albania 110.94 Square kilometres compare
- 128 Bahrain 102.4 Square kilometres compare
- 129 Nicaragua 102.12 Square kilometres compare
- 130 El Salvador 100.24 Square kilometres compare
More environment data for Flemish Region
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.68 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 4.03 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 7.94 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 4.66 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 829.95 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 1,037 Square kilometres (2022)
- Biodiversity — Farmland birds index 80.62 Index (2024)
- Biodiversity — Forest birds index 89.9 Index (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Flemish Region?
- Land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Flemish Region was 1,106 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 Flemish Region?
- The highest recorded value was 1,106 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces recorded in Flemish Region?
- The lowest recorded value was 994.08 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Flemish Region rank for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- Flemish Region ranks 127th out of 758 regions with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces rising or falling in Flemish Region?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Flemish Region 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