Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Major four euro area countries
Major four euro area countries: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces was 26,222 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Major four euro area countries, 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 Major four euro area countries is 26,222 Square kilometres, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 6.6% on the previous year and up 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Major four euro area countries peaked at 26,222 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 16,497 Square kilometres, in 2005.
Major four euro area countries ranks 48th of 758 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Major four euro area countries, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 16,497 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 19,947 Square kilometres | +20.9% |
| 2015 | 23,234 Square kilometres | +16.5% |
| 2020 | 24,600 Square kilometres | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 26,222 Square kilometres | +6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16,497 Square kilometres | 16,497 Square kilometres | 16,497 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 21,591 Square kilometres | 19,947 Square kilometres | 23,234 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 25,411 Square kilometres | 24,600 Square kilometres | 26,222 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near Major four euro area countries
- 45 Mauritania 138.05 Square kilometres compare
- 45 Peru 1,151 Square kilometres compare
- 46 Norway 1,108 Square kilometres compare
- 47 Morocco 1,055 Square kilometres compare
- 48 Turkmenistan 1,036 Square kilometres compare
- 49 Austria 1,028 Square kilometres compare
- 49 Lesotho 94.68 Square kilometres compare
- 50 Bangladesh 1,027 Square kilometres compare
- 50 Equatorial Guinea 81.99 Square kilometres compare
- 51 Colombia 937.92 Square kilometres compare
More environment data for Major four euro area countries
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 191,109 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 39,743 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Major four euro area countries?
- Land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Major four euro area countries was 26,222 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 four euro area countries?
- The highest recorded value was 26,222 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces recorded in Major four euro area countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,497 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Major four euro area countries rank for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- Major four euro area countries ranks 48th out of 758 regions with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces rising or falling in Major four euro area countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Major four euro area countries 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