Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Türkiye
Türkiye: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces was 4,712 Square kilometres in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Türkiye, 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 Türkiye stood at 4,712 Square kilometres. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.3% on the previous year and up 184.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Türkiye peaked at 4,712 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 829.38 Square kilometres, in 2005.
Türkiye ranks 66th of 758 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 829.38 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 1,659 Square kilometres | +100.0% |
| 2015 | 3,059 Square kilometres | +84.4% |
| 2020 | 4,273 Square kilometres | +39.7% |
| 2022 | 4,712 Square kilometres | +10.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 829.38 Square kilometres | 829.38 Square kilometres | 829.38 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 2,359 Square kilometres | 1,659 Square kilometres | 3,059 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 4,493 Square kilometres | 4,273 Square kilometres | 4,712 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
- 63 Israel 722.92 Square kilometres compare
- 64 Switzerland 691.62 Square kilometres compare
- 65 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 673.02 Square kilometres compare
- 66 Serbia 662.37 Square kilometres compare
- 67 Kenya 654.83 Square kilometres compare
- 68 Afghanistan 644.86 Square kilometres compare
- 69 Bulgaria 604.38 Square kilometres compare
More environment data for Türkiye
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.66 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.91 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.93 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.628 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 69,137 million USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 5.59 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 188,053 million SLC (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ 74,004 million USD (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 7,204 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Türkiye?
- Land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Türkiye was 4,712 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 Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 4,712 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 829.38 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Türkiye rank for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- Türkiye ranks 66th out of 758 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 184.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Türkiye 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