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See all EU institutions and bodiesThis net land take indicator tracks changes in agricultural, forest, and semi-natural land converted to urban or uses considered as artificial, such as buildings, infrastructure, urban green areas, sport and leisure facilities. It covers both land taken for housing, industry, transport, or extractive activities and, on the inverse, land restored from artificial to natural states. Dimensions available in the time-series data: 1.
Datasets
Net land take in cities and commuting zones in Europe (2012-2021)Microsoft Excel (.xls, .xlsx)ascii (.csv, .txt, .sql)
Published: 21 Jul 2026
Temporal coverage: 2012-2021