Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in NAFTA
NAFTA: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces was 63,713 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in NAFTA, 2005–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
NAFTA recorded 63,713 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 8.2% on the previous year and up 88.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in NAFTA peaked at 63,713 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 18,939 Square kilometres, in 2005.
That places NAFTA 16th out of 758 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in NAFTA, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 18,939 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 33,889 Square kilometres | +78.9% |
| 2015 | 48,513 Square kilometres | +43.2% |
| 2020 | 58,861 Square kilometres | +21.3% |
| 2022 | 63,713 Square kilometres | +8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18,939 Square kilometres | 18,939 Square kilometres | 18,939 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 41,201 Square kilometres | 33,889 Square kilometres | 48,513 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 61,287 Square kilometres | 58,861 Square kilometres | 63,713 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near NAFTA
- 13 South Africa 6,405 Square kilometres compare
- 14 Italy 5,261 Square kilometres compare
- 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
More environment data for NAFTA
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 2.12 million Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 75,729 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in NAFTA?
- Land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in NAFTA was 63,713 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 NAFTA?
- The highest recorded value was 63,713 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces recorded in NAFTA?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,939 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does NAFTA rank for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- NAFTA ranks 16th out of 758 groups with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces rising or falling in NAFTA?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this NAFTA 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