Data group
Ancillary non-climate data item to support scenario analysis/stress testing
Metric Type
Footprint
Methodology/ Standard / Classification/ Taxonomy / Reference
PCAF: The Global GHG Accounting and Reporting Standard - Financed Emissions
Unit (e.g. CO2)
Floor area (m2)
Dimension (e.g. Sector, Customer)
By Building
Time horizon
Backward-looking
Frequency
Latest update
Time series
1975-2030
Accessibility
Public
Observation on data availability/gaps
GHSL - Global Human Settlement Layer is an open and free data and tools for assessing the human presence on the planet. The GHS-BUILT-S - R2023A spatial raster dataset depicts the distribution of built-up surfaces, expressed as number of square metres. The data report about the total built-up surface and the built-up surface allocated to dominant non-residential (NRES) uses. Data are spatial-temporal interpolated or extrapolated from 1975 to 2030 in 5 years intervals. For the temporal anchor point of 2018 the data is published at 10m as observed from the S2 image data.