Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Wales
Wales: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces was 258.15 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Wales, 2005–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Wales is 258.15 Square kilometres, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Wales peaked at 258.15 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 233.46 Square kilometres, in 2005.
Wales ranks 305th of 758 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Wales, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 233.46 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 237.06 Square kilometres | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 237.91 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 243.32 Square kilometres | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 258.15 Square kilometres | +6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 233.46 Square kilometres | 233.46 Square kilometres | 233.46 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 237.49 Square kilometres | 237.06 Square kilometres | 237.91 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 250.73 Square kilometres | 243.32 Square kilometres | 258.15 Square kilometres | 2 |
More environment data for Wales
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.94 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.86 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -19.9 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.97 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 3.77 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 16,276 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 66.53 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Wales?
- Land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Wales was 258.15 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 Wales?
- The highest recorded value was 258.15 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces recorded in Wales?
- The lowest recorded value was 233.46 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Wales rank for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- Wales ranks 305th out of 758 groups with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces rising or falling in Wales?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Wales 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