Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Western Finland
Western Finland: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces was 87.32 Square kilometres in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Western Finland, 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 Western Finland is 87.32 Square kilometres, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 763.6% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Western Finland peaked at 87.32 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 Square kilometres, in 2005.
That places Western Finland 500th out of 758 regions with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Western Finland, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 0 Square kilometres | — |
| 2015 | 0 Square kilometres | — |
| 2020 | 10.11 Square kilometres | — |
| 2022 | 87.32 Square kilometres | +763.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 Square kilometres | 0 Square kilometres | 0 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 0 Square kilometres | 0 Square kilometres | 0 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 48.72 Square kilometres | 10.11 Square kilometres | 87.32 Square kilometres | 2 |
More environment data for Western Finland
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 4.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 5.39 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.16 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.46 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 7.37 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 20.13 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 68.61 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Western Finland?
- Land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Western Finland was 87.32 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 Western Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 87.32 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces recorded in Western Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Western Finland rank for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- Western Finland ranks 500th out of 758 regions with data for 2022.
- Where does this Western Finland 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