Land cover overview by NUTS 2 region by country
Countries reporting
35
Highest
549,060
France
Lowest
316
Malta
Median
65,284
Years covered
14
2009–2022
Data points
1,375
What the numbers show
Land cover overview by NUTS 2 region is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 549,060 in France; the lowest is 316 in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 65,284, and the mean is 136,443.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,738.
Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 22 fell. The largest increase was in Malta (up 0.3%), and the largest decrease in Latvia (down 1.4%).
Land cover overview by NUTS 2 region: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 549,060 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 2 | Spain | 498,502 | 2022 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 3 | Sweden | 447,424 | 2022 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 4 | Germany | 357,569 | 2022 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 5 | Finland | 338,363 | 2022 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 6 | Poland | 311,928 | 2022 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 6 | Poland | 311,928 | 2022 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 8 | Italy | 302,073 | 2022 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 9 | Romania | 238,398 | 2022 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 10 | Greece | 131,694 | 2022 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 11 | Bulgaria | 110,996 | 2022 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 12 | Hungary | 93,012 | 2022 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 13 | Portugal | 89,103 | 2022 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 14 | Austria | 83,882 | 2022 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 15 | Czechia | 78,871 | 2022 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 16 | Ireland | 69,947 | 2022 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 17 | Lithuania | 65,284 | 2022 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 17 | Lithuania | 65,284 | 2022 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 19 | Latvia | 64,594 | 2022 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 19 | Latvia | 64,594 | 2022 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 21 | Croatia | 56,594 | 2022 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 21 | Croatia | 56,594 | 2022 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 23 | Slovakia | 49,035 | 2022 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 23 | Slovakia | 49,035 | 2022 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 25 | Estonia | 45,336 | 2022 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 25 | Estonia | 45,336 | 2022 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 27 | Denmark | 42,925 | 2022 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 28 | Netherlands | 37,391 | 2022 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 28 | Netherlands | 37,391 | 2022 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 30 | Belgium | 30,667 | 2022 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 31 | Slovenia | 20,273 | 2022 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 31 | Slovenia | 20,273 | 2022 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 33 | Cyprus | 9,253 | 2022 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 34 | Luxembourg | 2,595 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 35 | Malta | 316 | 2022 | up 0.3% | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Manner-Suomi 336,782
- Norra Sverige 312,432
- Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi 227,119
- Centro (ES) 215,317
- Övre Norrland 164,083
- Sur 98,914
- Castilla y León 94,225
- Continente 89,103
- Andalucía 87,600
- Södra Sverige 84,685
- Castilla-La Mancha 79,458
- Česko 78,871
- Mellersta Norrland 76,709
- Sud 73,800
- Macroregiunea Doi 72,627
- Norra Mellansverige 71,640
- Bayern 70,543
- Noreste 70,387
- Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria 68,329
- Macroregiunea Unu 68,252
- Makroregion północno-zachodni 66,257
- Lietuva 65,284
- Länsi-Suomi 64,725
- Latvija 64,594
- Macroregiunea Patru 61,248
- Este 60,355
- Makroregion północny 60,153
- Kentriki Elláda 58,734
- Centro (IT) 58,024
- Nord-Ovest 57,928
- Hrvatska 56,594
- Voreia Elláda 51,638
- Östra Sverige 50,307
- Isole 49,939
- Alföld és Észak 49,485
- Slovensko 49,035
- Aragón 47,722
- Aragón 47,722
- Niedersachsen 47,710
- Noroeste 45,498