Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in South Carolina
South Carolina: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces was 805.85 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in South Carolina, 2005–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
In 2022, land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in South Carolina stood at 805.85 Square kilometres. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.0% on the previous year and up 80.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in South Carolina peaked at 805.85 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 202.58 Square kilometres, in 2005.
South Carolina ranks 158th of 758 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in South Carolina, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 202.58 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 446.88 Square kilometres | +120.6% |
| 2015 | 684.94 Square kilometres | +53.3% |
| 2020 | 719.8 Square kilometres | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 805.85 Square kilometres | +12.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 202.58 Square kilometres | 202.58 Square kilometres | 202.58 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 565.91 Square kilometres | 446.88 Square kilometres | 684.94 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 762.83 Square kilometres | 719.8 Square kilometres | 805.85 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near South Carolina
- 155 Antigua and Barbuda 5.18 Square kilometres compare
- 156 Jersey 4.57 Square kilometres compare
- 157 Saint Kitts and Nevis 4.07 Square kilometres compare
- 158 Bhutan 3.98 Square kilometres compare
- 159 San Marino 2.4 Square kilometres compare
- 160 Andorra 1.49 Square kilometres compare
- 160 Syrian Arab Republic 791.42 Square kilometres compare
- 161 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 1.03 Square kilometres compare
More environment data for South Carolina
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.19 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.61 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.07 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 0.8503 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 11,693 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 585.07 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in South Carolina?
- Land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in South Carolina was 805.85 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 South Carolina?
- The highest recorded value was 805.85 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces recorded in South Carolina?
- The lowest recorded value was 202.58 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does South Carolina rank for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- South Carolina ranks 158th out of 758 groups with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces rising or falling in South Carolina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Carolina 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