Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in OECD Asia Oceania
OECD Asia Oceania: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces was 18,068 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in OECD Asia Oceania, 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 OECD Asia Oceania is 18,068 Square kilometres, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.2% on the previous year and up 95.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in OECD Asia Oceania peaked at 18,068 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3,347 Square kilometres, in 2005.
That places OECD Asia Oceania 53rd out of 758 regions with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in OECD Asia Oceania, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3,347 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 9,236 Square kilometres | +176.0% |
| 2015 | 15,172 Square kilometres | +64.3% |
| 2020 | 16,550 Square kilometres | +9.1% |
| 2022 | 18,068 Square kilometres | +9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,347 Square kilometres | 3,347 Square kilometres | 3,347 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 12,204 Square kilometres | 9,236 Square kilometres | 15,172 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 17,309 Square kilometres | 16,550 Square kilometres | 18,068 Square kilometres | 2 |
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More environment data for OECD Asia Oceania
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.7 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.76 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.24 Percentage change (2024)
- Land use hidden — Total area 8.51 million Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Cropland 381,484 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Land area 8.44 million Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 3.42 million Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Other areas 2.89 million Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Forest 1.75 million Square kilometres (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in OECD Asia Oceania?
- Land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in OECD Asia Oceania was 18,068 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 Asia Oceania?
- The highest recorded value was 18,068 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces recorded in OECD Asia Oceania?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,347 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does OECD Asia Oceania rank for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- OECD Asia Oceania ranks 53rd out of 758 regions with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces rising or falling in OECD Asia Oceania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 95.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD Asia Oceania 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