Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in OPEC
OPEC: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces was 21,519 Square kilometres in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in OPEC, 2005–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
OPEC recorded 21,519 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 23.1% on the previous year and up 197.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in OPEC peaked at 21,519 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3,634 Square kilometres, in 2005.
That places OPEC 50th 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 OPEC, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3,634 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 7,246 Square kilometres | +99.4% |
| 2015 | 11,902 Square kilometres | +64.2% |
| 2020 | 17,476 Square kilometres | +46.8% |
| 2022 | 21,519 Square kilometres | +23.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,634 Square kilometres | 3,634 Square kilometres | 3,634 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 9,574 Square kilometres | 7,246 Square kilometres | 11,902 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 19,498 Square kilometres | 17,476 Square kilometres | 21,519 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near OPEC
- 47 Morocco 1,055 Square kilometres compare
- 48 Turkmenistan 1,036 Square kilometres compare
- 49 Austria 1,028 Square kilometres compare
- 49 Lesotho 94.68 Square kilometres compare
- 50 Bangladesh 1,027 Square kilometres compare
- 50 Equatorial Guinea 81.99 Square kilometres compare
- 51 Colombia 937.92 Square kilometres compare
- 52 Ecuador 867.92 Square kilometres compare
- 53 Zambia 861.86 Square kilometres compare
More environment data for OPEC
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 414,566 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 65,055 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in OPEC?
- Land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in OPEC was 21,519 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 OPEC?
- The highest recorded value was 21,519 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces recorded in OPEC?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,634 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does OPEC rank for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- OPEC ranks 50th out of 758 regions with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces rising or falling in OPEC?
- Over the last ten years it is up 197.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this OPEC 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