Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in India
India: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area was 3,952 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in India, 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 India stood at 3,952 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in India peaked at 3,952 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3,759 1000 ha, in 2001.
That places India 4th out of 223 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in India, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3,759 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 3,774 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 3,778 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 3,781 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 3,784 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 3,790 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 3,794 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 3,801 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 3,807 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 3,812 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 3,819 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 3,828 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 3,836 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 3,848 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 3,858 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 3,867 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 3,873 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 3,882 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 3,891 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 3,904 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 3,911 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 3,922 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 3,943 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 3,952 1000 ha | +0.2% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 3,952 1000 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 52.62 1000 ha, 75.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- India's 3,952 1000 ha is above the median for South Asia, which is 46.95 1000 ha, 84.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,785 1000 ha | 3,759 1000 ha | 3,807 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 3,851 1000 ha | 3,812 1000 ha | 3,891 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,926 1000 ha | 3,904 1000 ha | 3,952 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 1 China 16,225 1000 ha compare
- 2 China, mainland 15,855 1000 ha compare
- 2 Türkiye 1,027 1000 ha compare
- 3 Brazil 4,060 1000 ha compare
- 3 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 928.32 1000 ha compare
- 5 Japan 3,409 1000 ha compare
- 5 Viet Nam 576.34 1000 ha compare
- 6 Russian Federation 3,155 1000 ha compare
- 6 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 555.49 1000 ha compare
- 7 Democratic Republic of the Congo 309.04 1000 ha compare
- 7 Germany 2,597 1000 ha compare
More environment data for India
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 11.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 12.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.254 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.954 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 17.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in India?
- Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in India was 3,952 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 3,952 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,759 1000 ha in 2001.
- How does India rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?
- India ranks 4th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this India 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
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.