Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Major five Asia economies
Major five Asia economies: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces was 159,836 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Major five Asia economies, 2005–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Major five Asia economies recorded 159,836 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 13.9% on the previous year and up 122.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Major five Asia economies peaked at 159,836 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 35,107 Square kilometres, in 2005.
Major five Asia economies ranks 4th of 758 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Major five Asia economies, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 35,107 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 72,008 Square kilometres | +105.1% |
| 2015 | 113,091 Square kilometres | +57.1% |
| 2020 | 140,286 Square kilometres | +24.0% |
| 2022 | 159,836 Square kilometres | +13.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35,107 Square kilometres | 35,107 Square kilometres | 35,107 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 92,549 Square kilometres | 72,008 Square kilometres | 113,091 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 150,061 Square kilometres | 140,286 Square kilometres | 159,836 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near Major five Asia economies
- 1 OECD 136,872 Square kilometres compare
- 2 China 114,666 Square kilometres compare
- 3 United States of America 50,835 Square kilometres compare
- 4 India 24,983 Square kilometres compare
- 5 Russian Federation 15,488 Square kilometres compare
- 6 Brazil 12,994 Square kilometres compare
- 7 Ukraine 11,377 Square kilometres compare
More environment data for Major five Asia economies
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 2.70 million Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 317,043 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Major five Asia economies?
- Land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Major five Asia economies was 159,836 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 Major five Asia economies?
- The highest recorded value was 159,836 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces recorded in Major five Asia economies?
- The lowest recorded value was 35,107 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Major five Asia economies rank for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- Major five Asia economies ranks 4th out of 758 regions with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces rising or falling in Major five Asia economies?
- Over the last ten years it is up 122.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Major five Asia economies 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