Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in G7
G7: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces was 91,056 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in G7, 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 G7 stood at 91,056 Square kilometres. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 7.5% on the previous year and up 58.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in G7 peaked at 91,056 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 36,671 Square kilometres, in 2005.
G7 ranks 14th of 758 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in G7, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 36,671 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 57,454 Square kilometres | +56.7% |
| 2015 | 76,215 Square kilometres | +32.7% |
| 2020 | 84,704 Square kilometres | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 91,056 Square kilometres | +7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36,671 Square kilometres | 36,671 Square kilometres | 36,671 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 66,835 Square kilometres | 57,454 Square kilometres | 76,215 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 87,880 Square kilometres | 84,704 Square kilometres | 91,056 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near G7
- 11 Nigeria 7,134 Square kilometres compare
- 12 Indonesia 6,849 Square kilometres compare
- 13 South Africa 6,405 Square kilometres compare
- 14 Italy 5,261 Square kilometres compare
- 15 Uzbekistan 4,990 Square kilometres compare
- 16 Pakistan 4,902 Square kilometres compare
- 17 Iran, Islamic Republic of 4,895 Square kilometres compare
More environment data for G7
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.21 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.89 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.09 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 4.43 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 2.24 million Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 103,792 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in G7?
- Land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in G7 was 91,056 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 G7?
- The highest recorded value was 91,056 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces recorded in G7?
- The lowest recorded value was 36,671 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does G7 rank for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- G7 ranks 14th out of 758 groups with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces rising or falling in G7?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this G7 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