Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in China, Taiwan Province of

China, Taiwan Province of: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area was 344.04 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
344.04 1000 ha
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
41st
of 223 countries
All-time high
344.07 1000 ha
in 2023
All-time low
318.43 1000 ha
in 2001
Years of data
24
2001–2024

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in China, Taiwan Province of, 2001–2024

01002003002001201220242001: 318.4 1000 ha2002: 324.6 1000 ha2003: 327.7 1000 ha2004: 329 1000 ha2005: 329.9 1000 ha2006: 331.1 1000 ha2007: 332.2 1000 ha2008: 333 1000 ha2009: 335.7 1000 ha2010: 337.2 1000 ha2011: 338.6 1000 ha2012: 339.7 1000 ha2013: 340.2 1000 ha2014: 340.6 1000 ha2015: 341 1000 ha2016: 341.2 1000 ha2017: 341.5 1000 ha2018: 341.8 1000 ha2019: 342.3 1000 ha2020: 342.7 1000 ha2021: 343.2 1000 ha2022: 343.5 1000 ha2023: 344.1 1000 ha2024: 344 1000 ha

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 China, Taiwan Province of stood at 344.04 1000 ha.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in China, Taiwan Province of peaked at 344.07 1000 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 318.43 1000 ha, in 2001.

China, Taiwan Province of ranks 41st of 223 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in China, Taiwan Province of, year by year

Annual values for Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from MODIS in China, Taiwan Province of, 2001 to 2024.
Year 1000 ha Change
2001 318.43 1000 ha
2002 324.6 1000 ha +1.9%
2003 327.66 1000 ha +0.9%
2004 328.97 1000 ha +0.4%
2005 329.91 1000 ha +0.3%
2006 331.15 1000 ha +0.4%
2007 332.2 1000 ha +0.3%
2008 333.04 1000 ha +0.3%
2009 335.73 1000 ha +0.8%
2010 337.19 1000 ha +0.4%
2011 338.63 1000 ha +0.4%
2012 339.72 1000 ha +0.3%
2013 340.23 1000 ha +0.2%
2014 340.57 1000 ha +0.1%
2015 340.98 1000 ha +0.1%
2016 341.2 1000 ha +0.1%
2017 341.47 1000 ha +0.1%
2018 341.82 1000 ha +0.1%
2019 342.27 1000 ha +0.1%
2020 342.72 1000 ha +0.1%
2021 343.21 1000 ha +0.1%
2022 343.49 1000 ha +0.1%
2023 344.07 1000 ha +0.2%
2024 344.04 1000 ha -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 329.08 1000 ha 318.43 1000 ha 335.73 1000 ha 9
2010s 340.41 1000 ha 337.19 1000 ha 342.27 1000 ha 10
2020s 343.51 1000 ha 342.72 1000 ha 344.07 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near China, Taiwan Province of

  1. 38 Sudan (former) 364.36 1000 ha compare
  2. 39 Sudan 358.97 1000 ha compare
  3. 40 Czechia 355.94 1000 ha compare
  4. 42 Philippines 338.67 1000 ha compare
  5. 43 Algeria 336.24 1000 ha compare
  6. 44 Ghana 314.1 1000 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in China, Taiwan Province of?
Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in China, Taiwan Province of was 344.04 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, Taiwan Province of?
The highest recorded value was 344.07 1000 ha in 2023.
What is the lowest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in China, Taiwan Province of?
The lowest recorded value was 318.43 1000 ha in 2001.
How does China, Taiwan Province of rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?
China, Taiwan Province of ranks 41st out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in China, Taiwan Province of?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China, Taiwan Province of 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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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
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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.