Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces was 1,582 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Minas Gerais, 2005–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Minas Gerais recorded 1,582 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.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.4% on the previous year and up 106.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Minas Gerais peaked at 1,582 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 476.03 Square kilometres, in 2005.
That places Minas Gerais 18th out of 56 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Minas Gerais, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 476.03 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 767.32 Square kilometres | +61.2% |
| 2015 | 1,117 Square kilometres | +45.5% |
| 2020 | 1,360 Square kilometres | +21.8% |
| 2022 | 1,582 Square kilometres | +16.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 476.03 Square kilometres | 476.03 Square kilometres | 476.03 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 942 Square kilometres | 767.32 Square kilometres | 1,117 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 1,471 Square kilometres | 1,360 Square kilometres | 1,582 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near Minas Gerais
- 15 Uzbekistan 4,990 Square kilometres compare
- 16 Pakistan 4,902 Square kilometres compare
- 17 Iran, Islamic Republic of 4,895 Square kilometres compare
- 18 Spain 4,609 Square kilometres compare
- 19 Canada 4,307 Square kilometres compare
- 20 Romania 4,236 Square kilometres compare
- 21 Australia 3,732 Square kilometres compare
- 21 Ethiopia 1,044 Square kilometres compare
More environment data for Minas Gerais
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.65 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.01 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.19 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.47 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 1.64 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 65,393 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 9,332 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Minas Gerais?
- Land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Minas Gerais was 1,582 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 Minas Gerais?
- The highest recorded value was 1,582 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces recorded in Minas Gerais?
- The lowest recorded value was 476.03 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Minas Gerais rank for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- Minas Gerais ranks 18th out of 56 groups with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces rising or falling in Minas Gerais?
- Over the last ten years it is up 106.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Minas Gerais 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