Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in G20
G20: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces was 297,832 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in G20, 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 G20 stood at 297,832 Square kilometres. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.6% on the previous year and up 98.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in G20 peaked at 297,832 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 87,511 Square kilometres, in 2005.
G20 ranks 1st of 56 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in G20, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 87,511 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 150,009 Square kilometres | +71.4% |
| 2015 | 216,979 Square kilometres | +44.6% |
| 2020 | 264,512 Square kilometres | +21.9% |
| 2022 | 297,832 Square kilometres | +12.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87,511 Square kilometres | 87,511 Square kilometres | 87,511 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 183,494 Square kilometres | 150,009 Square kilometres | 216,979 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 281,172 Square kilometres | 264,512 Square kilometres | 297,832 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near G20
More environment data for G20
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.74 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.73 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.79 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 5.94 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 8.39 million Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 645,026 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in G20?
- Land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in G20 was 297,832 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 G20?
- The highest recorded value was 297,832 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces recorded in G20?
- The lowest recorded value was 87,511 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does G20 rank for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- G20 ranks 1st out of 56 groups with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces rising or falling in G20?
- Over the last ten years it is up 98.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this G20 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