Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Portugal
Portugal: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces was 1,454 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Portugal, 2005–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 1,454 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 5.5% on the previous year and up 68.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Portugal peaked at 1,454 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 486.02 Square kilometres, in 2005.
Portugal ranks 34th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 486.02 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 864.67 Square kilometres | +77.9% |
| 2015 | 1,294 Square kilometres | +49.6% |
| 2020 | 1,378 Square kilometres | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 1,454 Square kilometres | +5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 486.02 Square kilometres | 486.02 Square kilometres | 486.02 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 1,079 Square kilometres | 864.67 Square kilometres | 1,294 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 1,416 Square kilometres | 1,378 Square kilometres | 1,454 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 31 Algeria 1,848 Square kilometres compare
- 31 Croatia 403.21 Square kilometres compare
- 32 Hungary 1,684 Square kilometres compare
- 33 Taiwan, China 1,478 Square kilometres compare
- 35 Philippines 1,445 Square kilometres compare
- 36 Belgium 1,445 Square kilometres compare
- 37 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1,413 Square kilometres compare
More environment data for Portugal
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.6043 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.5127 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.44 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.15 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export quantity, per capita 0.026 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, annual growth rate -2.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, per capita 0.0055 1000 USD per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Portugal?
- Land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Portugal was 1,454 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 Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 1,454 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 486.02 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Portugal rank for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- Portugal ranks 34th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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