Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in New York
New York: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces was 925.06 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in New York, 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 New York is 925.06 Square kilometres, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 71.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in New York peaked at 925.06 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 201.82 Square kilometres, in 2005.
That places New York 141st out of 758 regions with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in New York, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 201.82 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 538.26 Square kilometres | +166.7% |
| 2015 | 871.11 Square kilometres | +61.8% |
| 2020 | 891.22 Square kilometres | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 925.06 Square kilometres | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 201.82 Square kilometres | 201.82 Square kilometres | 201.82 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 704.69 Square kilometres | 538.26 Square kilometres | 871.11 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 908.14 Square kilometres | 891.22 Square kilometres | 925.06 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near New York
- 138 Hong Kong, China 55.77 Square kilometres compare
- 139 Papua New Guinea 54.85 Square kilometres compare
- 140 Guinea-Bissau 46.57 Square kilometres compare
- 141 Belize 37.87 Square kilometres compare
- 142 New Caledonia 31.67 Square kilometres compare
- 143 Barbados 30.27 Square kilometres compare
- 144 Bahamas 25.57 Square kilometres compare
More environment data for New York
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.9233 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.485 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 0.8166 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 15,272 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 374.51 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in New York?
- Land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in New York was 925.06 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 New York?
- The highest recorded value was 925.06 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces recorded in New York?
- The lowest recorded value was 201.82 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does New York rank for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- New York ranks 141st out of 758 regions with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces rising or falling in New York?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New York 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