Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Kyushu, Okinawa
Kyushu, Okinawa: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces was 1,394 Square kilometres in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Kyushu, Okinawa, 2005–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Kyushu, Okinawa recorded 1,394 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 9.7% on the previous year and up 165.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Kyushu, Okinawa peaked at 1,394 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 88.95 Square kilometres, in 2005.
Kyushu, Okinawa ranks 113th of 758 regions on this measure, in the top quarter.
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Kyushu, Okinawa, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 88.95 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 524.16 Square kilometres | +489.3% |
| 2015 | 1,247 Square kilometres | +137.9% |
| 2020 | 1,270 Square kilometres | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 1,394 Square kilometres | +9.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.95 Square kilometres | 88.95 Square kilometres | 88.95 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 885.69 Square kilometres | 524.16 Square kilometres | 1,247 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 1,332 Square kilometres | 1,270 Square kilometres | 1,394 Square kilometres | 2 |
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More environment data for Kyushu, Okinawa
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.27 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.01 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.77 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.8205 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 0 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 127.2 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 1,387 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Kyushu, Okinawa?
- Land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Kyushu, Okinawa was 1,394 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 Kyushu, Okinawa?
- The highest recorded value was 1,394 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces recorded in Kyushu, Okinawa?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.95 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Kyushu, Okinawa rank for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- Kyushu, Okinawa ranks 113th out of 758 regions with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces rising or falling in Kyushu, Okinawa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 165.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kyushu, Okinawa 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