Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Guernsey
Guernsey: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces was 5.66 Square kilometres in 2022. ▬ Flat
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Guernsey, 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 Guernsey stood at 5.66 Square kilometres. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Guernsey peaked at 5.66 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.44 Square kilometres, in 2005.
That places Guernsey 152nd out of 164 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Guernsey, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 5.44 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 5.55 Square kilometres | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 5.61 Square kilometres | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 5.61 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5.66 Square kilometres | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.44 Square kilometres | 5.44 Square kilometres | 5.44 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 5.58 Square kilometres | 5.55 Square kilometres | 5.61 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 5.63 Square kilometres | 5.61 Square kilometres | 5.66 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guernsey
- 149 Djibouti 10.04 Square kilometres compare
- 150 Cayman Islands 10.04 Square kilometres compare
- 151 Liechtenstein 9.1 Square kilometres compare
- 153 British Virgin Islands 5.51 Square kilometres compare
- 154 Isle of Man 5.43 Square kilometres compare
- 155 Antigua and Barbuda 5.18 Square kilometres compare
More environment data for Guernsey
- Standard Deviation 0.483 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.96 °C (2025)
- Forest area 470 hectares (2025)
- Share of global forest area 0.0% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area 0 hectares (2025)
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 0 hectares (2025)
- Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita 0.0% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area 0.0% (2025)
- Exposure to outdoor air pollution 7.4 µg/m³ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Guernsey?
- Land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Guernsey was 5.66 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 Guernsey?
- The highest recorded value was 5.66 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces recorded in Guernsey?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.44 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Guernsey rank for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- Guernsey ranks 152nd out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces rising or falling in Guernsey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Guernsey 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