Geospatial covariate data layers

WorldPop high resoluton, harmonised annual global geospatal covariates. R2024 Version 1.0

Older datasets produced for specific individual countries and continents are still available for download here: Global 1

Annual Mean Surface Temperature 2015-2023 Distance to Built-up Surface 2015-2030 Distance to inland water 2021 Distance to open-water coastline 2021 Annual Mean Precipitation 2015-2023 Built-up Surface 2015-2030 Built-up Volume 2015-2030 Distance to edges of reclassified ESA-CCI-LC classes 2015 R2004V1 Distance to edges of reclassified ESA-CCI-LC classes 2016 R2004V1 Distance to edges of reclassified ESA-CCI-LC classes 2017 R2004V1 Distance to edges of reclassified ESA-CCI-LC classes 2018 R2004V1 Distance to edges of reclassified ESA-CCI-LC classes 2019 R2004V1 Distance to edges of reclassified ESA-CCI-LC classes 2020 R2004V1 Distance to edges of reclassified ESA-CCI-LC classes 2021 R2004V1 Distance to edges of reclassified ESA-CCI-LC classes 2022 R2004V1 Distance to IUCN strict nature reserve and wilderness area edges 2015-2022 R2024V1 Distance to OSM major road intersections 2023 Distance to OSM major roads 2023 Distance to OSM major waterways 2023 Distances to IUCN national park, national monument, etc.. 2015-2022 R2024V1 Gridded maps of building patterns - Google (BCB) Gridded maps of building patterns - Google (PIB) Gridded maps of building patterns - Microsoft (BCB) Gridded maps of building patterns - Microsoft (PIB) MERIT Elevation 2007 MERIT Slope 2007 Nighttime Lights 2015-2023 Nighttime Lights 2015-2023 (flares/volcanoes filtered)