Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in India
India: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces was 24,983 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in India, 2005–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
India recorded 24,983 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 21.5% on the previous year and up 123.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in India peaked at 24,983 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6,708 Square kilometres, in 2005.
That places India 4th out of 164 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in India, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 6,708 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 11,202 Square kilometres | +67.0% |
| 2015 | 17,601 Square kilometres | +57.1% |
| 2020 | 20,563 Square kilometres | +16.8% |
| 2022 | 24,983 Square kilometres | +21.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6,708 Square kilometres | 6,708 Square kilometres | 6,708 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 14,401 Square kilometres | 11,202 Square kilometres | 17,601 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 22,773 Square kilometres | 20,563 Square kilometres | 24,983 Square kilometres | 2 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.254 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.954 °C (2025)
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- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0022 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 3.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in India?
- Land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in India was 24,983 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 24,983 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,708 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does India rank for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- India ranks 4th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 123.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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