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

Canada ranks 15th out of 241 countries with data for 2022.

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

Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Canada 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 Canada

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

Canada: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area was 985.04 1000 ha in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)

985.04 1000 ha

Change on year

up 1.5%

World rank

15th

of 241 countries

All-time high

985.04 1000 ha

in 2022

All-time low

551.59 1000 ha

in 1992

Years of data

1992–2022

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Canada, 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 Canada stood at 985.04 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Canada peaked at 985.04 1000 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 551.59 1000 ha, in 1992.

That places Canada 15th out of 241 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	601.04 1000 ha	551.59 1000 ha	647.14 1000 ha	8
2000s	783.62 1000 ha	661.08 1000 ha	846.46 1000 ha	10
2010s	890.92 1000 ha	851.72 1000 ha	951.83 1000 ha	10
2020s	969.02 1000 ha	951.83 1000 ha	985.04 1000 ha	3

Countries ranked near Canada

12 Australia and New Zealand 1,173 1000 ha compare
13 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1,044 1000 ha compare
14 Italy 1,037 1000 ha compare
16 Australia 960.29 1000 ha compare
17 Nigeria 743.44 1000 ha compare
18 Türkiye 722.44 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 270 places →

More environment data for Canada

Standard Deviation 0.642 °C (2025)
Temperature change 2.96 °C (2025)
Recovered paper — Production 3.05 million t (2024)
Total fibre furnish — Production 15.95 million t (2024)
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 72,165 1000 USD (2024)
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 11,365 t (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Export value 2.33 million 1000 USD (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 2.13 million t (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Import value 2.59 million 1000 USD (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 2.19 million t (2024)

All data for Canada →

Frequently asked questions

What is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Canada?: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Canada was 985.04 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 Canada?: The highest recorded value was 985.04 1000 ha in 2022.
What is the lowest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Canada?: The lowest recorded value was 551.59 1000 ha in 1992.
How does Canada rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?: Canada ranks 15th out of 241 countries with data for 2022.
Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Canada?: Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Canada 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.