Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) β€” Area in China, Macao SAR

China, Macao SAR: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) β€” Area was 0.77 1000 ha in 2019. β–¬ Flat

Latest (2019)
0.77 1000 ha
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
185th
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.77 1000 ha
in 2015
All-time low
0.77 1000 ha
in 2015
Years of data
5
2015–2019

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) β€” Area in China, Macao SAR, 2015–2019

00.20.40.60.82015201720192015: 0.77 1000 ha2016: 0.77 1000 ha2017: 0.77 1000 ha2018: 0.77 1000 ha2019: 0.77 1000 ha

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) β€” area in China, Macao SAR is 0.77 1000 ha, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over five years.

China, Macao SAR ranks 185th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Countries ranked near China, Macao SAR

  1. 182 Greenland 1.11 1000 ha compare
  2. 183 British Virgin Islands 0.9 1000 ha compare
  3. 184 San Marino, Republic of 0.78 1000 ha compare
  4. 186 Andorra, Principality of 0.54 1000 ha compare
  5. 187 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.38 1000 ha compare
  6. 188 Palau, Republic of 0.31 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 241 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) β€” area in China, Macao SAR?
Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) β€” area in China, Macao SAR was 0.77 1000 ha in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) β€” area recorded in China, Macao SAR?
The highest recorded value was 0.77 1000 ha in 2015.
What is the lowest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) β€” area recorded in China, Macao SAR?
The lowest recorded value was 0.77 1000 ha in 2015.
How does China, Macao SAR rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) β€” area?
China, Macao SAR ranks 185th out of 195 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this China, Macao SAR 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) β€” Area from CGLS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) β€” Area from CGLS
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
241 places, 1,205 data points, 2015–2019
Last refreshed

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 UniversitΓ© 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.