China vs Iran (Islamic Republic of): Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area
Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area over time
- China
- Iran (Islamic Republic of)
How they compare
China currently reports 16,225 1000 ha against 928.32 1000 ha in Iran (Islamic Republic of), a difference of 15,297 1000 ha.
That makes China's figure about 17.5 times Iran (Islamic Republic of)'s.
Across all 24 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 1st and Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 3rd of 223 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14,020 1000 ha | 914.79 1000 ha | 13,105 1000 ha | China |
| 2010s | 15,241 1000 ha | 921.71 1000 ha | 14,319 1000 ha | China |
| 2020s | 16,134 1000 ha | 926.99 1000 ha | 15,207 1000 ha | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area, China or Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- China, at 16,225 1000 ha against 928.32 1000 ha in Iran (Islamic Republic of) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area between China and Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- 15,297 1000 ha, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do China and Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank globally for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?
- China ranks 1st and Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 3rd of 223 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from MODIS. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.