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

Bhutan ranks 186th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.

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

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

Where does this Bhutan 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 Bhutan

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

Bhutan: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area was 2.06 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)

2.06 1000 ha

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

186th

of 240 countries

All-time high

2.06 1000 ha

in 2001

All-time low

2.06 1000 ha

in 2001

Years of data

2001–2024

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

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

Analysis

In 2024, artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Bhutan stood at 2.06 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Bhutan peaked at 2.06 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2.06 1000 ha, in 2001.

Bhutan ranks 186th of 240 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	2.06 1000 ha	2.06 1000 ha	2.06 1000 ha	9
2010s	2.06 1000 ha	2.06 1000 ha	2.06 1000 ha	10
2020s	2.06 1000 ha	2.06 1000 ha	2.06 1000 ha	5

Countries ranked near Bhutan

183 Belize 2.46 1000 ha compare
184 Micronesia 2.23 1000 ha compare
185 Guam 2.14 1000 ha compare
187 Solomon Islands 2.01 1000 ha compare
188 Channel Islands 1.94 1000 ha compare
189 Antigua and Barbuda 1.73 1000 ha compare

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More environment data for Bhutan

Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 31.23 % (2024)
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 35.6 1000 ha (2024)
Inland waters — Area 23 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 10.83 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 78.37 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 413 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 2.66 % (2024)
Permanent crops — Area 14 1000 ha (2024)
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 18.98 % (2024)
Arable land — Area 100 1000 ha (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Bhutan?: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Bhutan was 2.06 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 Bhutan?: The highest recorded value was 2.06 1000 ha in 2001.
What is the lowest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Bhutan?: The lowest recorded value was 2.06 1000 ha in 2001.
How does Bhutan rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?: Bhutan ranks 186th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Bhutan?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Bhutan 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.