Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area was 820.77 1000 ha in 2022. ▲ Rising
Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Eastern Africa, 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 Eastern Africa stood at 820.77 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.7% on the previous year and up 78.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Eastern Africa peaked at 820.77 1000 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 224.81 1000 ha, in 1992.
That places Eastern Africa 23rd out of 26 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 224.81 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 229.3 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 234.38 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 239.72 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 245.33 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 251.76 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 258.89 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 265.67 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 275.02 1000 ha | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 289.9 1000 ha | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 303.36 1000 ha | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 315.1 1000 ha | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 324.97 1000 ha | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 348.25 1000 ha | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 361.93 1000 ha | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 377.4 1000 ha | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 391.25 1000 ha | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 405.02 1000 ha | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 419.83 1000 ha | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 433.47 1000 ha | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 459.53 1000 ha | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 487.95 1000 ha | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 517.58 1000 ha | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 537.48 1000 ha | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 562.69 1000 ha | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 576.04 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 581.08 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 607 1000 ha | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 701.7 1000 ha | +15.6% |
| 2021 | 776.41 1000 ha | +10.6% |
| 2022 | 820.77 1000 ha | +5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 243.73 1000 ha | 224.81 1000 ha | 265.67 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 339.22 1000 ha | 275.02 1000 ha | 405.02 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 518.26 1000 ha | 419.83 1000 ha | 607 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 766.29 1000 ha | 701.7 1000 ha | 820.77 1000 ha | 3 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
More environment data for Eastern Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -0.3367 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.69 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.99 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -0.5287 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Eastern Africa?
- Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Eastern Africa was 820.77 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 Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 820.77 1000 ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 224.81 1000 ha in 1992.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?
- Eastern Africa ranks 23rd out of 26 groups with data for 2022.
- Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Africa 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
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.