technology2021
Artificial and urban surfaces — WorldCover area
Compare artificial and urban surfaces — worldcover area across 230 countries or territories using one fixed 2021 FAOSTAT reference slice.
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Statistics Division•230 countries
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Key Insights
Global Average
430.51000 ha
Median: 69.51000 ha
Countries Covered
230
with available data
Highest
People's Republic of China
21,076.51000 ha
Lowest
Pitcairn
0.01000 ha
Top 5 Countries
1People's Republic of China21,076.51000 ha
2United States of America12,456.31000 ha
3India6,822.91000 ha
4Russian Federation3,466.11000 ha
5Brazil3,255.51000 ha
By Region
North America4,032.41000 ha(4 countries)
Asia1,590.01000 ha(27 countries)
South America775.31000 ha(7 countries)
Oceania587.11000 ha(2 countries)
Africa583.61000 ha(9 countries)
Key Findings
- •230 ISO-mapped countries or territories have a finite 1000 ha observation in the fixed 2021 slice.
- •People's Republic of China has the highest published value (21076.5 1000 ha).
- •Heard Island and McDonald Islands has the lowest published value (0 1000 ha).
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.01000 ha)High (21,076.51000 ha)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 430.51000 ha)
North America (4)
Asia (27)
South America (7)
Oceania (2)
Africa (9)
Europe (32)
Other (149)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Cover: Artificial and urban surfaces — WorldCover area. Exact FAOSTAT item/indicator, element and other dimensions are recorded in selectedDimensions.
MapTheory uses only finite ISO-mapped observations from the fixed 2021 FAOSTAT slice recorded below. Aggregates, missing values, non-ISO geographies, conflicting duplicate observations, and every other year or dimension slice are excluded; MapTheory never imputes or interpolates missing countries.
Methodology
Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Cover: Artificial and urban surfaces — WorldCover area. Exact FAOSTAT item/indicator, element and other dimensions are recorded in selectedDimensions.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | People's Republic of China | 21,076.51000 ha |
| 2 | United States of America | 12,456.31000 ha |
| 3 | India | 6,822.91000 ha |
| 4 | Russian Federation | 3,466.11000 ha |
| 5 | Brazil | 3,255.51000 ha |
| 6 | Japan | 2,805.41000 ha |
| 7 | Mexico | 2,206.41000 ha |
| 8 | Indonesia | 2,155.41000 ha |
| 9 | Germany | 1,897.11000 ha |
| 10 | France | 1,834.81000 ha |
| 11 | Nigeria | 1,520.01000 ha |
| 12 | Italy | 1,416.41000 ha |
| 13 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 1,382.41000 ha |
| 14 | Canada | 1,328.51000 ha |
| 15 | Thailand | 1,326.61000 ha |
| 16 | Türkiye | 1,219.41000 ha |
| 17 | Pakistan | 1,167.81000 ha |
| 18 | South Africa | 1,134.81000 ha |
| 19 | Spain | 1,098.31000 ha |
| 20 | United Kingdom | 1,066.41000 ha |
| 21 | Vietnam | 1,057.41000 ha |
| 22 | Australia | 1,031.51000 ha |
| 23 | Ukraine | 953.01000 ha |
| 24 | Argentina | 901.31000 ha |
| 25 | Uzbekistan | 892.51000 ha |
| 26 | Poland | 869.91000 ha |
| 27 | Saudi Arabia | 825.91000 ha |
| 28 | South Korea | 798.61000 ha |
| 29 | Egypt | 795.21000 ha |
| 30 | Kazakhstan | 602.81000 ha |
| 31 | Malaysia | 500.91000 ha |
| 32 | Romania | 499.71000 ha |
| 33 | Algeria | 483.71000 ha |
| 34 | Philippines | 441.91000 ha |
| 35 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 441.51000 ha |
| 36 | Ghana | 436.81000 ha |
| 37 | Iraq | 406.91000 ha |
| 38 | Peru | 375.71000 ha |
| 39 | United Republic of Tanzania | 372.41000 ha |
| 40 | Venezuela | 354.71000 ha |
| 41 | Netherlands | 351.51000 ha |
| 42 | Greece | 328.31000 ha |
| 43 | Portugal | 315.51000 ha |
| 44 | Chile | 304.91000 ha |
| 45 | Myanmar | 303.31000 ha |
| 46 | Colombia | 300.81000 ha |
| 47 | Syrian Arab Republic | 296.51000 ha |
| 48 | Taiwan, Province of China | 294.41000 ha |
| 49 | Belgium | 292.01000 ha |
| 50 | Cote d'Ivoire | 282.71000 ha |
| 51 | Hungary | 278.21000 ha |
| 52 | Belarus | 273.01000 ha |
| 53 | Czech Republic | 272.11000 ha |
| 54 | Sweden | 265.91000 ha |
| 55 | Ethiopia | 248.21000 ha |
| 56 | Azerbaijan | 245.91000 ha |
| 57 | Austria | 241.91000 ha |
| 58 | Tunisia | 233.11000 ha |
| 59 | Morocco | 232.31000 ha |
| 60 | Bangladesh | 223.91000 ha |
| 61 | Libya | 211.91000 ha |
| 62 | Bulgaria | 211.11000 ha |
| 63 | Angola | 210.61000 ha |
| 64 | Cameroon | 209.51000 ha |
| 65 | Ecuador | 208.41000 ha |
| 66 | Mozambique | 203.01000 ha |
| 67 | Sudan | 203.01000 ha |
| 68 | United Arab Emirates | 201.71000 ha |
| 69 | Finland | 199.91000 ha |
| 70 | Serbia | 196.81000 ha |
| 71 | Afghanistan | 192.31000 ha |
| 72 | Turkmenistan | 191.01000 ha |
| 73 | Kenya | 190.91000 ha |
| 74 | Tajikistan | 189.81000 ha |
| 75 | Bolivia | 186.11000 ha |
| 76 | Mali | 184.31000 ha |
| 77 | Burkina Faso | 180.21000 ha |
| 78 | Zambia | 174.11000 ha |
| 79 | Denmark | 170.01000 ha |
| 80 | Uganda | 157.21000 ha |
| 81 | Switzerland | 156.81000 ha |
| 82 | Kyrgyzstan | 154.91000 ha |
| 83 | Cambodia | 145.61000 ha |
| 84 | Israel | 144.91000 ha |
| 85 | New Zealand | 142.61000 ha |
| 86 | Norway | 139.61000 ha |
| 87 | Slovakia | 139.41000 ha |
| 88 | Guatemala | 138.31000 ha |
| 89 | Senegal | 135.01000 ha |
| 90 | Benin | 132.11000 ha |
| 91 | Oman | 131.21000 ha |
| 92 | Zimbabwe | 127.01000 ha |
| 93 | Nepal | 124.51000 ha |
| 94 | Malawi | 122.31000 ha |
| 95 | Croatia | 121.01000 ha |
| 96 | North Korea | 117.91000 ha |
| 97 | Cuba | 112.11000 ha |
| 98 | Jordan | 111.21000 ha |
| 99 | Moldova, Republic of | 110.11000 ha |
| 100 | Guinea | 106.01000 ha |
| 101 | Ireland | 105.71000 ha |
| 102 | Dominican Republic | 100.71000 ha |
| 103 | Paraguay | 93.21000 ha |
| 104 | Lithuania | 89.21000 ha |
| 105 | Niger | 87.71000 ha |
| 106 | Botswana | 86.41000 ha |
| 107 | Georgia | 84.51000 ha |
| 108 | Honduras | 84.21000 ha |
| 109 | Rwanda | 83.31000 ha |
| 110 | Puerto Rico | 82.81000 ha |
| 111 | Uruguay | 80.41000 ha |
| 112 | Sri Lanka | 80.11000 ha |
| 113 | Togo | 79.31000 ha |
| 114 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 71.81000 ha |
| 115 | Kuwait | 70.61000 ha |
| 116 | Armenia | 68.41000 ha |
| 117 | Lebanon | 68.11000 ha |
| 118 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 66.71000 ha |
| 119 | Madagascar | 65.81000 ha |
| 120 | State of Palestine | 64.51000 ha |
| 121 | Yemen | 63.51000 ha |
| 122 | Qatar | 63.41000 ha |
| 123 | Costa Rica | 62.71000 ha |
| 124 | Namibia | 60.91000 ha |
| 125 | Chad | 54.61000 ha |
| 126 | Panama | 54.01000 ha |
| 127 | Albania | 52.71000 ha |
| 128 | Slovenia | 49.61000 ha |
| 129 | Haiti | 49.21000 ha |
| 130 | Latvia | 48.81000 ha |
| 131 | Cyprus | 47.71000 ha |
| 132 | El Salvador | 47.31000 ha |
| 133 | Republic of the Congo | 47.01000 ha |
| 134 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 45.41000 ha |
| 135 | Sierra Leone | 43.41000 ha |
| 136 | Nicaragua | 40.51000 ha |
| 137 | Mongolia | 40.21000 ha |
| 138 | Somalia | 37.91000 ha |
| 139 | Estonia | 37.01000 ha |
| 140 | Liberia | 36.61000 ha |
| 141 | Central African Republic | 36.11000 ha |
| 142 | Jamaica | 33.71000 ha |
| 143 | Trinidad and Tobago | 33.01000 ha |
| 144 | Lesotho | 32.81000 ha |
| 145 | Burundi | 32.31000 ha |
| 146 | Gabon | 27.71000 ha |
| 147 | Singapore | 27.41000 ha |
| 148 | Republic of The Gambia | 24.41000 ha |
| 149 | South Sudan | 22.81000 ha |
| 150 | Bahrain | 19.71000 ha |
| 151 | Mauritania | 19.71000 ha |
| 152 | Hong Kong | 17.61000 ha |
| 153 | Equatorial Guinea | 16.91000 ha |
| 154 | Eswatini | 16.51000 ha |
| 155 | Papua New Guinea | 16.21000 ha |
| 156 | Reunion | 15.91000 ha |
| 157 | Guinea-Bissau | 15.21000 ha |
| 158 | Luxembourg | 14.31000 ha |
| 159 | Mauritius | 13.61000 ha |
| 160 | Brunei Darussalam | 13.21000 ha |
| 161 | Bahamas | 12.31000 ha |
| 162 | Montenegro | 12.21000 ha |
| 163 | Suriname | 11.81000 ha |
| 164 | Guyana | 11.41000 ha |
| 165 | Guadeloupe | 10.61000 ha |
| 166 | Eritrea | 10.51000 ha |
| 167 | Belize | 9.71000 ha |
| 168 | Iceland | 9.71000 ha |
| 169 | Fiji | 9.11000 ha |
| 170 | Barbados | 8.61000 ha |
| 171 | Malta | 8.21000 ha |
| 172 | Timor-Leste | 8.11000 ha |
| 173 | Martinique | 8.01000 ha |
| 174 | Cape Verde | 7.71000 ha |
| 175 | New Caledonia | 6.21000 ha |
| 176 | Aruba | 5.91000 ha |
| 177 | Western Sahara | 5.41000 ha |
| 178 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 4.61000 ha |
| 179 | French Guiana | 4.51000 ha |
| 180 | Bhutan | 4.41000 ha |
| 181 | Comoros | 4.31000 ha |
| 182 | French Polynesia | 4.11000 ha |
| 183 | Guam | 4.01000 ha |
| 184 | Antigua and Barbuda | 3.41000 ha |
| 185 | Djibouti | 3.21000 ha |
| 186 | Cayman Islands | 2.81000 ha |
| 187 | Saint Lucia | 2.61000 ha |
| 188 | Solomon Islands | 2.21000 ha |
| 189 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2.11000 ha |
| 190 | Mayotte | 1.91000 ha |
| 191 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.91000 ha |
| 192 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1.81000 ha |
| 193 | Tonga | 1.71000 ha |
| 194 | Samoa | 1.71000 ha |
| 195 | Grenada | 1.51000 ha |
| 196 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.51000 ha |
| 197 | Macao | 1.51000 ha |
| 198 | Isle of Man | 1.51000 ha |
| 199 | Northern Mariana Islands | 1.21000 ha |
| 200 | Bermuda | 1.21000 ha |
| 201 | Vanuatu | 1.21000 ha |
| 202 | Anguilla | 1.21000 ha |
| 203 | Virgin Islands, British | 1.01000 ha |
| 204 | Seychelles | 0.91000 ha |
| 205 | Dominica | 0.91000 ha |
| 206 | Liechtenstein | 0.81000 ha |
| 207 | Andorra | 0.81000 ha |
| 208 | Faroe Islands | 0.81000 ha |
| 209 | Maldives | 0.81000 ha |
| 210 | San Marino | 0.81000 ha |
| 211 | American Samoa | 0.61000 ha |
| 212 | Greenland | 0.51000 ha |
| 213 | Kiribati | 0.41000 ha |
| 214 | Gibraltar | 0.31000 ha |
| 215 | Marshall Islands | 0.31000 ha |
| 216 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 0.31000 ha |
| 217 | Palau | 0.31000 ha |
| 218 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.21000 ha |
| 219 | Montserrat | 0.21000 ha |
| 220 | Cook Islands | 0.21000 ha |
| 221 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0.11000 ha |
| 222 | Nauru | 0.11000 ha |
| 223 | Wallis and Futuna | 0.11000 ha |
| 224 | Monaco | 0.11000 ha |
| 225 | Niue | 0.11000 ha |
| 226 | Tuvalu | 0.01000 ha |
| 227 | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | 0.01000 ha |
| 228 | French Southern Territories | 0.01000 ha |
| 229 | Heard Island and McDonald Islands | 0.01000 ha |
| 230 | Pitcairn | 0.01000 ha |
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Data Source
This data comes from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Statistics Division (2021).
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