Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Macao
Macao: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces was 0.8322 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Macao, 2005–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Macao is 0.8322 Square kilometres, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 57.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Macao peaked at 0.8322 Square kilometres in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.5296 Square kilometres, in 2005.
That places Macao 162nd 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 Macao, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.5296 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 0.5296 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8322 Square kilometres | +57.1% |
| 2020 | 0.8322 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.8322 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 0.8322 Square kilometres is below the median for high income countries, which is 341.42 Square kilometres, 0% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Macao's 0.8322 Square kilometres is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 412.11 Square kilometres, 0% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5296 Square kilometres | 0.5296 Square kilometres | 0.5296 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.6809 Square kilometres | 0.5296 Square kilometres | 0.8322 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.8322 Square kilometres | 0.8322 Square kilometres | 0.8322 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near Macao
- 159 San Marino 2.4 Square kilometres compare
- 160 Andorra 1.49 Square kilometres compare
- 160 Syrian Arab Republic 791.42 Square kilometres compare
- 161 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 1.03 Square kilometres compare
- 163 Monaco 0.0411 Square kilometres compare
- 164 Iceland 0 Square kilometres
More environment data for Macao
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 4.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 4.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.7812 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Macao?
- Land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Macao was 0.8322 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 Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8322 Square kilometres in 2015.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5296 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Macao rank for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- Macao ranks 162nd out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macao 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 5 observations, free to reuse under OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required).
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