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

Greece ranks 57th out of 241 countries with data for 2022.

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

Over the last ten years it is up 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Greece 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 Greece

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

Greece: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area was 165.41 1000 ha in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)

165.41 1000 ha

Change on year

up 2.0%

World rank

57th

of 241 countries

All-time high

165.41 1000 ha

in 2022

All-time low

84.83 1000 ha

in 1992

Years of data

1992–2022

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Greece, 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 Greece stood at 165.41 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 22.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Greece peaked at 165.41 1000 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 84.83 1000 ha, in 1992.

Greece ranks 57th 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	91.79 1000 ha	84.83 1000 ha	99.94 1000 ha	8
2000s	115.52 1000 ha	102.82 1000 ha	127.41 1000 ha	10
2010s	145.63 1000 ha	129.9 1000 ha	160.02 1000 ha	10
2020s	162.53 1000 ha	160.02 1000 ha	165.41 1000 ha	3

Countries ranked near Greece

54 Morocco 173.78 1000 ha compare
55 Sudan 172.36 1000 ha compare
56 China, Taiwan Province of 168.21 1000 ha compare
58 Sweden 164.13 1000 ha compare
59 Republic of Moldova 161.7 1000 ha compare
60 Belgium-Luxembourg 161.39 1000 ha compare

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More environment data for Greece

Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 69.29 % (2024)
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 2,001 1000 ha (2024)
Inland waters — Area 306 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 16.5 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 42.41 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 2,127 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 21.01 % (2024)
Permanent crops — Area 1,053 1000 ha (2024)
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 36.58 % (2024)
Arable land — Area 1,835 1000 ha (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Greece?: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Greece was 165.41 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 Greece?: The highest recorded value was 165.41 1000 ha in 2022.
What is the lowest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Greece?: The lowest recorded value was 84.83 1000 ha in 1992.
How does Greece rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?: Greece ranks 57th out of 241 countries with data for 2022.
Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Greece?: Over the last ten years it is up 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Greece 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.