Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Russian Federation

Russian Federation: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces was 15,488 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
15,488 Square kilometres
Change on year
up 17.1%
World rank
5th
of 164 countries
All-time high
15,488 Square kilometres
in 2022
All-time low
6,885 Square kilometres
in 2005
Years of data
5
2005–2022

Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Russian Federation, 2005–2022

05.0k10.0k15.0k2005201320222005: 6.9k Square kilometres2010: 9.1k Square kilometres2015: 10.8k Square kilometres2020: 13.2k Square kilometres2022: 15.5k Square kilometres

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.

Analysis

Russian Federation recorded 15,488 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.

The figure is up 17.1% on the previous year and up 70.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Russian Federation peaked at 15,488 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6,885 Square kilometres, in 2005.

That places Russian Federation 5th out of 164 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.

Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Russian Federation, year by year

Annual values for Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Russian Federation, 2005 to 2022.
Year Square kilometres Change
2005 6,885 Square kilometres
2010 9,088 Square kilometres +32.0%
2015 10,764 Square kilometres +18.4%
2020 13,232 Square kilometres +22.9%
2022 15,488 Square kilometres +17.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 6,885 Square kilometres 6,885 Square kilometres 6,885 Square kilometres 1
2010s 9,926 Square kilometres 9,088 Square kilometres 10,764 Square kilometres 2
2020s 14,360 Square kilometres 13,232 Square kilometres 15,488 Square kilometres 2

Countries ranked near Russian Federation

  1. 2 China 114,666 Square kilometres compare
  2. 3 United States of America 50,835 Square kilometres compare
  3. 4 India 24,983 Square kilometres compare
  4. 6 Brazil 12,994 Square kilometres compare
  5. 7 Ukraine 11,377 Square kilometres compare
  6. 8 Japan 10,888 Square kilometres compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Russian Federation?
Land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Russian Federation was 15,488 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 Russian Federation?
The highest recorded value was 15,488 Square kilometres in 2022.
What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces recorded in Russian Federation?
The lowest recorded value was 6,885 Square kilometres in 2005.
How does Russian Federation rank for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
Russian Federation ranks 5th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
Is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces rising or falling in Russian Federation?
Over the last ten years it is up 70.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Russian Federation 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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Indicator
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces
Unit
Square kilometres
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
978 places, 4,890 data points, 2005–2022
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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