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

India ranks 4th out of 241 countries with data for 2022.

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

Over the last ten years it is up 51.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this India 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 India

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

India: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area was 2,567 1000 ha in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)

2,567 1000 ha

Change on year

up 9.2%

World rank

4th

of 241 countries

All-time high

2,567 1000 ha

in 2022

All-time low

607.58 1000 ha

in 1992

Years of data

1992–2022

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in India, 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 India stood at 2,567 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.2% on the previous year and up 51.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in India peaked at 2,567 1000 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 607.58 1000 ha, in 1992.

India ranks 4th of 241 countries on this measure, 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	654.47 1000 ha	607.58 1000 ha	699.53 1000 ha	8
2000s	1,139 1000 ha	713.75 1000 ha	1,481 1000 ha	10
2010s	1,908 1000 ha	1,540 1000 ha	2,198 1000 ha	10
2020s	2,385 1000 ha	2,238 1000 ha	2,567 1000 ha	3

Countries ranked near India

1 China 12,058 1000 ha compare
2 China, mainland 11,872 1000 ha compare
3 Russian Federation 2,839 1000 ha compare
5 Brazil 2,207 1000 ha compare
6 Ukraine 1,917 1000 ha compare
7 Japan 1,881 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 270 places →

More environment data for India

Standard Deviation 0.254 °C (2025)
Temperature change 0.954 °C (2025)
Recovered paper — Production 8.00 million t (2024)
Total fibre furnish — Production 14.13 million t (2024)
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 63,080 1000 USD (2024)
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 37,519 t (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Export value 768,863 1000 USD (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 1.05 million t (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Import value 1.10 million 1000 USD (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 1.34 million t (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in India?: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in India was 2,567 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 India?: The highest recorded value was 2,567 1000 ha in 2022.
What is the lowest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in India?: The lowest recorded value was 607.58 1000 ha in 1992.
How does India rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?: India ranks 4th out of 241 countries with data for 2022.
Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in India?: Over the last ten years it is up 51.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this India 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.