Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Texas
Texas: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces was 6,493 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Texas, 2005–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Texas recorded 6,493 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 6.9% on the previous year and up 112.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Texas peaked at 6,493 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,535 Square kilometres, in 2005.
Texas ranks 64th of 758 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Texas, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1,535 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 3,052 Square kilometres | +98.8% |
| 2015 | 4,571 Square kilometres | +49.8% |
| 2020 | 6,072 Square kilometres | +32.8% |
| 2022 | 6,493 Square kilometres | +6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,535 Square kilometres | 1,535 Square kilometres | 1,535 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 3,812 Square kilometres | 3,052 Square kilometres | 4,571 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 6,283 Square kilometres | 6,072 Square kilometres | 6,493 Square kilometres | 2 |
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More environment data for Texas
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.94 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.09 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.02 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 3.3 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 192,497 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 8,478 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Texas?
- Land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Texas was 6,493 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 Texas?
- The highest recorded value was 6,493 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces recorded in Texas?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,535 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Texas rank for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- Texas ranks 64th out of 758 groups with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces rising or falling in Texas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 112.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Texas 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