Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in OECD (30 countries)
OECD (30 countries): Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces was 132,233 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in OECD (30 countries), 2005–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
OECD (30 countries) recorded 132,233 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 8.4% on the previous year and up 63.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in OECD (30 countries) peaked at 132,233 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 54,442 Square kilometres, in 2005.
OECD (30 countries) ranks 12th of 758 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in OECD (30 countries), year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 54,442 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 80,971 Square kilometres | +48.7% |
| 2015 | 107,178 Square kilometres | +32.4% |
| 2020 | 121,963 Square kilometres | +13.8% |
| 2022 | 132,233 Square kilometres | +8.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54,442 Square kilometres | 54,442 Square kilometres | 54,442 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 94,074 Square kilometres | 80,971 Square kilometres | 107,178 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 127,098 Square kilometres | 121,963 Square kilometres | 132,233 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near OECD (30 countries)
- 9 Germany 8,275 Square kilometres compare
- 10 France 8,076 Square kilometres compare
- 11 Nigeria 7,134 Square kilometres compare
- 12 Indonesia 6,849 Square kilometres compare
- 13 South Africa 6,405 Square kilometres compare
- 14 Italy 5,261 Square kilometres compare
- 15 Uzbekistan 4,990 Square kilometres compare
More environment data for OECD (30 countries)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 4.16 million Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 193,514 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in OECD (30 countries)?
- Land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in OECD (30 countries) was 132,233 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 OECD (30 countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 132,233 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces recorded in OECD (30 countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 54,442 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does OECD (30 countries) rank for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- OECD (30 countries) ranks 12th out of 758 regions with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces rising or falling in OECD (30 countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD (30 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