Maptheory
demographic2019

Area from artificial surfaces, including urban and associated areas

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2019; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data•229 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
512,235.5hectares
Median: 70,420.0hectares
Countries Covered
229
with available data
Highest
People's Republic of China
24,827,180.0hectares
Lowest
Bermuda
0.0hectares
Top 5 Countries
1People's Republic of China24,827,180.0hectares
2United States of America14,339,500.0hectares
3India6,732,640.0hectares
4Russian Federation5,409,940.0hectares
5Japan3,866,940.0hectares
By Region
North America4,491,812.5hectares(4 countries)
Asia1,849,849.6hectares(27 countries)
Oceania701,775.0hectares(2 countries)
South America700,481.4hectares(7 countries)
Europe632,582.5hectares(32 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0hectares)High (24,827,180.0hectares)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 512,235.5hectares)

North America (4)
Asia (27)
Oceania (2)
South America (7)
Europe (32)
Africa (9)
Other (148)

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

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2019; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1People's Republic of China24,827,180.0hectares
2United States of America14,339,500.0hectares
3India6,732,640.0hectares
4Russian Federation5,409,940.0hectares
5Japan3,866,940.0hectares
6Indonesia3,142,100.0hectares
7Brazil3,074,020.0hectares
8Germany2,909,680.0hectares
9France2,696,020.0hectares
10Thailand2,088,600.1hectares
11Italy2,041,400.0hectares
12Ukraine2,033,770.0hectares
13Nigeria1,955,410.0hectares
14Mexico1,943,540.0hectares
15Canada1,568,970.0hectares
16Vietnam1,446,560.0hectares
17United Kingdom1,412,890.0hectares
18Poland1,387,610.0hectares
19Spain1,263,870.0hectares
20Australia1,232,590.0hectares
21Türkiye1,209,060.0hectares
22Islamic Republic of Iran1,164,690.0hectares
23South Africa1,082,230.0hectares
24Pakistan930,130.0hectares
25Argentina876,420.0hectares
26Uzbekistan866,760.0hectares
27Romania811,010.0hectares
28South Korea774,120.0hectares
29Bangladesh772,890.0hectares
30Malaysia700,280.0hectares
31Saudi Arabia616,300.0hectares
32Egypt585,450.0hectares
33Philippines551,820.0hectares
34United Republic of Tanzania546,590.0hectares
35Kazakhstan529,400.0hectares
36Hungary490,170.0hectares
37Portugal472,180.0hectares
38Czech Republic467,320.0hectares
39Myanmar455,490.0hectares
40Netherlands431,250.0hectares
41Algeria424,380.0hectares
42Ghana421,960.0hectares
43Taiwan, Province of China414,200.0hectares
44Belgium412,050.0hectares
45Belarus411,950.0hectares
46Venezuela404,480.0hectares
47Greece396,760.0hectares
48Iraq381,690.0hectares
49Mozambique353,200.0hectares
50Zambia350,700.0hectares
51Democratic Republic of the Congo346,640.0hectares
52Sweden343,500.0hectares
53Austria332,400.0hectares
54Bulgaria312,470.0hectares
55Mali312,150.0hectares
56Syrian Arab Republic304,390.0hectares
57Serbia302,470.0hectares
58Tunisia286,340.0hectares
59Colombia284,710.0hectares
60Azerbaijan279,160.0hectares
61Turkmenistan273,760.0hectares
62Denmark266,880.0hectares
63North Korea261,730.0hectares
64Cote d'Ivoire254,740.0hectares
65Morocco249,530.0hectares
66Chile248,100.0hectares
67Slovakia230,590.0hectares
68Switzerland228,730.0hectares
69Sudan212,960.0hectares
70Cameroon209,690.0hectares
71Peru200,470.0hectares
72Burkina Faso200,430.0hectares
73Malawi195,160.0hectares
74Kenya190,670.0hectares
75Sri Lanka182,940.0hectares
76Uganda178,020.0hectares
77Croatia176,620.0hectares
78Tajikistan175,540.0hectares
79Ethiopia173,980.0hectares
80Finland173,230.0hectares
81New Zealand170,960.0hectares
82Cambodia170,190.0hectares
83Benin168,850.0hectares
84United Arab Emirates166,030.0hectares
85Moldova, Republic of164,610.0hectares
86Kyrgyzstan157,330.0hectares
87Libya154,160.0hectares
88Ecuador152,160.0hectares
89Israel150,000.0hectares
90Botswana149,450.0hectares
91Angola146,470.0hectares
92Cuba140,950.0hectares
93Guinea136,450.0hectares
94Madagascar135,490.0hectares
95Lithuania134,470.0hectares
96Norway132,500.0hectares
97Georgia123,930.0hectares
98Ireland122,620.0hectares
99Guatemala115,240.0hectares
100Bolivia111,320.0hectares
101Puerto Rico109,330.0hectares
102Afghanistan108,340.0hectares
103Dominican Republic106,390.0hectares
104Senegal102,720.0hectares
105Lebanon99,790.0hectares
106Nepal97,390.0hectares
107Lao People's Democratic Republic96,060.0hectares
108Zimbabwe95,240.0hectares
109Jordan88,250.0hectares
110Armenia87,190.0hectares
111Paraguay86,590.0hectares
112Bosnia and Herzegovina86,440.0hectares
113Oman80,230.0hectares
114Yemen71,590.0hectares
115Honduras70,420.0hectares
116Uruguay67,490.0hectares
117Slovenia66,810.0hectares
118Costa Rica65,320.0hectares
119State of Palestine62,610.0hectares
120Togo62,100.0hectares
121Albania61,010.0hectares
122Cyprus60,320.0hectares
123Latvia59,470.0hectares
124Sierra Leone53,960.0hectares
125Panama52,060.0hectares
126Kuwait51,890.0hectares
127Jamaica51,800.0hectares
128El Salvador49,190.0hectares
129Niger48,980.0hectares
130Haiti48,160.0hectares
131The Republic of North Macedonia47,680.0hectares
132Chad47,560.0hectares
133Liberia45,870.0hectares
134Rwanda45,230.0hectares
135Estonia43,920.0hectares
136Nicaragua43,320.0hectares
137Central African Republic43,210.0hectares
138Republic of the Congo42,900.0hectares
139Qatar41,640.0hectares
140Trinidad and Tobago39,350.0hectares
141Gabon35,020.0hectares
142Mauritania29,910.0hectares
143Singapore29,040.0hectares
144Somalia28,420.0hectares
145Republic of The Gambia26,570.0hectares
146Burundi26,330.0hectares
147Namibia24,890.0hectares
148Mongolia23,640.0hectares
149Guadeloupe23,630.0hectares
150Brunei Darussalam22,090.0hectares
151Luxembourg20,520.0hectares
152Guyana18,790.0hectares
153South Sudan18,730.0hectares
154Suriname18,610.0hectares
155Fiji17,270.0hectares
156Bahrain17,070.0hectares
157Hong Kong16,890.0hectares
158Equatorial Guinea16,740.0hectares
159Montenegro16,680.0hectares
160Guinea-Bissau16,400.0hectares
161Martinique15,420.0hectares
162Bahamas14,800.0hectares
163Papua New Guinea14,320.0hectares
164Lesotho13,360.0hectares
165Malta10,550.0hectares
166Barbados9,860.0hectares
167Eritrea9,420.0hectares
168Eswatini9,200.0hectares
169Iceland9,140.0hectares
170Belize7,380.0hectares
171New Caledonia6,780.0hectares
172Virgin Islands, U.S.5,860.0hectares
173French Guiana5,790.0hectares
174Comoros5,680.0hectares
175Saint Lucia4,550.0hectares
176Timor-Leste4,230.0hectares
177Cape Verde4,140.0hectares
178Aruba4,060.0hectares
179Djibouti3,780.0hectares
180Reunion3,730.0hectares
181Cayman Islands3,430.0hectares
182Mauritius3,320.0hectares
183Saint Vincent and the Grenadines2,730.0hectares
184Western Sahara2,630.0hectares
185Grenada2,410.0hectares
186Isle of Man2,230.0hectares
187Antigua and Barbuda2,170.0hectares
188Solomon Islands1,990.0hectares
189Saint Kitts and Nevis1,880.0hectares
190Vanuatu1,680.0hectares
191Liechtenstein1,440.0hectares
192Dominica1,400.0hectares
193Bhutan1,400.0hectares
194San Marino950.0hectares
195Greenland880.0hectares
196Mayotte860.0hectares
197Virgin Islands, British850.0hectares
198Macao610.0hectares
199Andorra520.0hectares
200Anguilla410.0hectares
201Turks and Caicos Islands350.0hectares
202Palau320.0hectares
203Falkland Islands (Malvinas)230.0hectares
204Gibraltar210.0hectares
205Saint Pierre and Miquelon190.0hectares
206Monaco140.0hectares
207Holy See (Vatican City State)50.0hectares
208Montserrat50.0hectares
209Tonga50.0hectares
210Sao Tome and Principe30.0hectares
211Seychelles30.0hectares
212Faroe Islands20.0hectares
213Maldives20.0hectares
214Cook Islands0.0hectares
215French Polynesia0.0hectares
216Kiribati0.0hectares
217Guam0.0hectares
218Nauru0.0hectares
219Niue0.0hectares
220Northern Mariana Islands0.0hectares
221Micronesia, Federated States of0.0hectares
222Marshall Islands0.0hectares
223Saint Helena0.0hectares
224Tokelau0.0hectares
225Tuvalu0.0hectares
226Wallis and Futuna0.0hectares
227Samoa0.0hectares
228American Samoa0.0hectares
229Bermuda0.0hectares
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Topics

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2019).

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