How does Austria rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?

Austria ranks 51st out of 241 countries with data for 2022.

Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Austria?

Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Austria data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Austria

Name: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Austria
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Austria: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area was 180.96 1000 ha in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)

180.96 1000 ha

Change on year

up 0.7%

World rank

51st

of 241 countries

All-time high

180.96 1000 ha

in 2022

All-time low

79.86 1000 ha

in 1992

Years of data

1992–2022

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Austria, 1992–2022

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

In 2022, artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Austria stood at 180.96 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Austria peaked at 180.96 1000 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 79.86 1000 ha, in 1992.

Austria ranks 51st of 241 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	88.24 1000 ha	79.86 1000 ha	98.98 1000 ha	8
2000s	152.71 1000 ha	103.13 1000 ha	174.42 1000 ha	10
2010s	175.74 1000 ha	174.62 1000 ha	176.89 1000 ha	10
2020s	179.17 1000 ha	176.89 1000 ha	180.96 1000 ha	3

Countries ranked near Austria

48 Portugal 216.34 1000 ha compare
49 New Zealand 212.86 1000 ha compare
50 Philippines 201.41 1000 ha compare
52 Bulgaria 175.84 1000 ha compare
53 Côte d'Ivoire 175.81 1000 ha compare
54 Morocco 173.78 1000 ha compare

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More environment data for Austria

Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 11.2 % (2024)
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 155.08 1000 ha (2024)
Inland waters — Area 135.9 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 14.32 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 46.05 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1,182 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 2.49 % (2024)
Permanent crops — Area 63.8 1000 ha (2024)
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 51.46 % (2024)
Arable land — Area 1,321 1000 ha (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Austria?: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Austria was 180.96 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Austria?: The highest recorded value was 180.96 1000 ha in 2022.
What is the lowest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Austria?: The lowest recorded value was 79.86 1000 ha in 1992.
How does Austria rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?: Austria ranks 51st out of 241 countries with data for 2022.
Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Austria?: Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Austria data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from CCI_LC
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 270 places, 8,231 data points, 1992–2022
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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.