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

Argentina ranks 8th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.

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

Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Argentina 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 MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Argentina

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

Argentina: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area was 1,761 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)

1,761 1000 ha

Change on year

up 0.0%

World rank

8th

of 240 countries

All-time high

1,761 1000 ha

in 2024

All-time low

1,747 1000 ha

in 2001

Years of data

2001–2024

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Argentina, 2001–2024

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

Analysis

Argentina recorded 1,761 1000 ha for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is up 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Argentina peaked at 1,761 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,747 1000 ha, in 2001.

That places Argentina 8th out of 240 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	1,755 1000 ha	1,747 1000 ha	1,758 1000 ha	9
2010s	1,758 1000 ha	1,758 1000 ha	1,759 1000 ha	10
2020s	1,760 1000 ha	1,759 1000 ha	1,761 1000 ha	5

Countries ranked near Argentina

5 Japan 3,409 1000 ha compare
6 Russian Federation 3,155 1000 ha compare
7 Germany 2,597 1000 ha compare
9 Italy 1,587 1000 ha compare
10 Indonesia 1,570 1000 ha compare
11 France 1,541 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 269 places →

More environment data for Argentina

Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 4.29 % (2024)
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 2,100 1000 ha (2024)
Inland waters — Area 4,371 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 11.64 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 39.44 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 31,863 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 2.59 % (2024)
Permanent crops — Area 2,094 1000 ha (2024)
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 57.97 % (2024)
Arable land — Area 46,842 1000 ha (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Argentina?: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Argentina was 1,761 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Argentina?: The highest recorded value was 1,761 1000 ha in 2024.
What is the lowest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Argentina?: The lowest recorded value was 1,747 1000 ha in 2001.
How does Argentina rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?: Argentina ranks 8th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Argentina?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Argentina 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 MODIS. 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 MODIS
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 269 places, 6,390 data points, 2001–2024
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.