Municipal Land Use Statistics for Rhineland-Palatinate, 2022

31.12.2022 is the reference date for this dataset. It provides thematic maps and municipal-level statistics on land use in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The data includes the percentage share of settlement and traffic area, forest area, agricultural area, and population density per square kilometer.

Use Cases

• Analyze urban sprawl patterns based on the percentage share of settlement and traffic area.
• Model population density distribution based on density per square kilometer.
• Assess regional land cover composition based on forest and agricultural area percentages.
• Compare municipal-level development metrics for Rhineland-Palatinate.

Strengths

• Provides data for a specific reference date (31.12.2022).
• Offers municipal-level granularity for Rhineland-Palatinate.
• Includes multiple land use categories (settlement, forest, agricultural).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to eu_open_data.

Provenance

Source

Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie

Time Range

2022

Freshness

Last updated 2024-06-30 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany (municipal level)