Land cover overview by NUTS 2 region by country
Countries reporting
35
Highest
549,060 Square kilometre
France
Lowest
316 Square kilometre
Malta
Median
65,284 Square kilometre
Years covered
14
2009–2022
Data points
1,370
What the numbers show
Land cover overview by NUTS 2 region is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 549,060 Square kilometre in France; the lowest is 316 Square kilometre in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 65,284 Square kilometre, and the mean is 136,443 Square kilometre.
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 Square kilometre | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 2 | Spain | 498,502 Square kilometre | 2022 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 3 | Sweden | 447,424 Square kilometre | 2022 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 4 | Germany | 357,569 Square kilometre | 2022 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 5 | Finland | 338,363 Square kilometre | 2022 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 6 | Poland | 311,928 Square kilometre | 2022 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 6 | Poland | 311,928 Square kilometre | 2022 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 8 | Italy | 302,073 Square kilometre | 2022 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 9 | Romania | 238,398 Square kilometre | 2022 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 10 | Greece | 131,694 Square kilometre | 2022 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 11 | Bulgaria | 110,996 Square kilometre | 2022 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 12 | Hungary | 93,012 Square kilometre | 2022 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 13 | Portugal | 89,103 Square kilometre | 2022 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 14 | Austria | 83,882 Square kilometre | 2022 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 15 | Czechia | 78,871 Square kilometre | 2022 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 16 | Ireland | 69,947 Square kilometre | 2022 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 17 | Lithuania | 65,284 Square kilometre | 2022 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 17 | Lithuania | 65,284 Square kilometre | 2022 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 19 | Latvia | 64,594 Square kilometre | 2022 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 19 | Latvia | 64,594 Square kilometre | 2022 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 21 | Croatia | 56,594 Square kilometre | 2022 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 21 | Croatia | 56,594 Square kilometre | 2022 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 23 | Slovakia | 49,035 Square kilometre | 2022 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 23 | Slovakia | 49,035 Square kilometre | 2022 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 25 | Estonia | 45,336 Square kilometre | 2022 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 25 | Estonia | 45,336 Square kilometre | 2022 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 27 | Denmark | 42,925 Square kilometre | 2022 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 28 | Netherlands | 37,391 Square kilometre | 2022 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 28 | Netherlands | 37,391 Square kilometre | 2022 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 30 | Belgium | 30,667 Square kilometre | 2022 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 31 | Slovenia | 20,273 Square kilometre | 2022 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 31 | Slovenia | 20,273 Square kilometre | 2022 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 33 | Cyprus | 9,253 Square kilometre | 2022 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 34 | Luxembourg | 2,595 Square kilometre | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 35 | Malta | 316 Square kilometre | 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 Square kilometre
- Norra Sverige 312,432 Square kilometre
- Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi 227,119 Square kilometre
- Centro (ES) 215,317 Square kilometre
- Övre Norrland 164,083 Square kilometre
- Sur 98,914 Square kilometre
- Castilla y León 94,225 Square kilometre
- Continente 89,103 Square kilometre
- Andalucía 87,600 Square kilometre
- Södra Sverige 84,685 Square kilometre
- Castilla-La Mancha 79,458 Square kilometre
- Česko 78,871 Square kilometre
- Mellersta Norrland 76,709 Square kilometre
- Sud 73,800 Square kilometre
- Macroregiunea Doi 72,627 Square kilometre
- Norra Mellansverige 71,640 Square kilometre
- Bayern 70,543 Square kilometre
- Noreste 70,387 Square kilometre
- Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria 68,329 Square kilometre
- Macroregiunea Unu 68,252 Square kilometre
- Makroregion północno-zachodni 66,257 Square kilometre
- Lietuva 65,284 Square kilometre
- Länsi-Suomi 64,725 Square kilometre
- Latvija 64,594 Square kilometre
- Macroregiunea Patru 61,248 Square kilometre
- Este 60,355 Square kilometre
- Makroregion północny 60,153 Square kilometre
- Kentriki Elláda 58,734 Square kilometre
- Centro (IT) 58,024 Square kilometre
- Nord-Ovest 57,928 Square kilometre
- Hrvatska 56,594 Square kilometre
- Voreia Elláda 51,638 Square kilometre
- Östra Sverige 50,307 Square kilometre
- Isole 49,939 Square kilometre
- Alföld és Észak 49,485 Square kilometre
- Slovensko 49,035 Square kilometre
- Aragón 47,722 Square kilometre
- Niedersachsen 47,710 Square kilometre
- Noroeste 45,498 Square kilometre
- Eesti 45,336 Square kilometre