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Change in six major land cover types in the EEA-39 during the period 2000-2018

Figure Created 09 Dec 2019 Published 10 Dec 2019 Last modified 10 Dec 2019

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Topics: Biodiversity — Ecosystems Climate change adaptation Land use

The chart shows the periodical change of land cover classes, expressed in km2 and calculated as a yearly value.

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Methodology:: Land cover change was calculated from the accounting layers derived from the Corine Land Cover (CLC) dataset from 2000, 2006, 2012 and 2018. Land cover and change values are expressed in km2.
Units:: km²
Rights:: EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (https://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: European Environment Agency (EEA).
Owners:: European Environment Agency (EEA)
Figure type:: Map

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Note: Values in brackets indicate the share of land cover in EEA38 in 2018.

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