Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in West Coast Region
West Coast Region: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces was 0.981 Square kilometres in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in West Coast Region, 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 West Coast Region stood at 0.981 Square kilometres. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 365.4% on the previous year and up 1,306.5% over five years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in West Coast Region peaked at 0.981 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 Square kilometres, in 2005.
West Coast Region ranks 751st of 758 regions on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in West Coast Region, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 0 Square kilometres | — |
| 2015 | 0.0698 Square kilometres | — |
| 2020 | 0.2108 Square kilometres | +202.2% |
| 2022 | 0.981 Square kilometres | +365.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 Square kilometres | 0 Square kilometres | 0 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.0349 Square kilometres | 0 Square kilometres | 0.0698 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.5959 Square kilometres | 0.2108 Square kilometres | 0.981 Square kilometres | 2 |
More environment data for West Coast Region
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.3207 Percentage change (2024)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 4,070 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 6 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in West Coast Region?
- Land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in West Coast Region was 0.981 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 West Coast Region?
- The highest recorded value was 0.981 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces recorded in West Coast Region?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does West Coast Region rank for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- West Coast Region ranks 751st out of 758 regions with data for 2022.
- Where does this West Coast Region 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