How does China, Macao SAR rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?

China, Macao SAR ranks 194th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.

Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in China, Macao SAR?

Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

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) — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in China, Macao SAR

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

China, Macao SAR: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area was 1.48 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

1.48 1000 ha

Change on year

down 1.3%

World rank

194th

of 240 countries

All-time high

1.5 1000 ha

in 2021

All-time low

1.31 1000 ha

in 2001

Years of data

2001–2024

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

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

Analysis

China, Macao SAR recorded 1.48 1000 ha for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in 2024.

The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in China, Macao SAR peaked at 1.5 1000 ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.31 1000 ha, in 2001.

China, Macao SAR ranks 194th of 240 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	1.37 1000 ha	1.31 1000 ha	1.46 1000 ha	9
2010s	1.45 1000 ha	1.41 1000 ha	1.48 1000 ha	10
2020s	1.48 1000 ha	1.43 1000 ha	1.5 1000 ha	5

Countries ranked near China, Macao SAR

191 Saint Lucia 1.56 1000 ha compare
192 Andorra 1.55 1000 ha compare
193 French Southern Territories 1.49 1000 ha compare
195 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.03 1000 ha compare
196 Liechtenstein 0.99 1000 ha compare
197 Grenada 0.88 1000 ha compare

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More environment data for China, Macao SAR

Land area — Area 3.33 1000 ha (2024)
Country area — Area 3.33 1000 ha (2024)
Pesticides (total) — Export value 87.26 1000 USD (2024)
Pesticides (total) — Import value 5,698 1000 USD (2024)
Major livestock types — Stocks 8,190 LSU (2023)
Major livestock types — Share in total livestock 100 %LSU (2023)
Chickens — Stocks 8,190 LSU (2023)
Chickens — Share in total livestock 100 %LSU (2023)
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita 0.44 kg/cap (2024)
Pesticides (total) — Import quantity 794.49 t (2024)

All data for China, Macao SAR →

Frequently asked questions

What is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in China, Macao SAR?: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in China, Macao SAR was 1.48 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 China, Macao SAR?: The highest recorded value was 1.5 1000 ha in 2021.
What is the lowest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in China, Macao SAR?: The lowest recorded value was 1.31 1000 ha in 2001.
How does China, Macao SAR rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?: China, Macao SAR ranks 194th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in China, Macao SAR?: Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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) — 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.