Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Madrid
Madrid: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces was 497.85 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Madrid, 2005–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Madrid recorded 497.85 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 3.0% on the previous year and up 97.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Madrid peaked at 497.85 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 165.16 Square kilometres, in 2005.
That places Madrid 202nd out of 758 regions with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Madrid, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 165.16 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 251.73 Square kilometres | +52.4% |
| 2015 | 329.83 Square kilometres | +31.0% |
| 2020 | 483.5 Square kilometres | +46.6% |
| 2022 | 497.85 Square kilometres | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 165.16 Square kilometres | 165.16 Square kilometres | 165.16 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 290.78 Square kilometres | 251.73 Square kilometres | 329.83 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 490.68 Square kilometres | 483.5 Square kilometres | 497.85 Square kilometres | 2 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.3921 Percentage change (2025)
- Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.8 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.5818 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.32 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 4.33 Percentage change (2024)
- Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from waste 0.42 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 4.05 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Total and environment-related patents - FUAs — Patent applications 259 Patents (2022)
- Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime summer land 42.11 Degrees celsius (2024)
- Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime winter land 12.05 Degrees celsius (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Madrid?
- Land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Madrid was 497.85 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 Madrid?
- The highest recorded value was 497.85 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces recorded in Madrid?
- The lowest recorded value was 165.16 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Madrid rank for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- Madrid ranks 202nd out of 758 regions with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces rising or falling in Madrid?
- Over the last ten years it is up 97.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madrid 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