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

Liechtenstein ranks 196th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.

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

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

Where does this Liechtenstein 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 Liechtenstein

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

Liechtenstein: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area was 0.99 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)

0.99 1000 ha

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

196th

of 240 countries

All-time high

0.99 1000 ha

in 2001

All-time low

0.99 1000 ha

in 2001

Years of data

2001–2024

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Liechtenstein, 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 Liechtenstein stood at 0.99 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Liechtenstein peaked at 0.99 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.99 1000 ha, in 2001.

That places Liechtenstein 196th out of 240 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	0.99 1000 ha	0.99 1000 ha	0.99 1000 ha	9
2010s	0.99 1000 ha	0.99 1000 ha	0.99 1000 ha	10
2020s	0.99 1000 ha	0.99 1000 ha	0.99 1000 ha	5

Countries ranked near Liechtenstein

193 French Southern Territories 1.49 1000 ha compare
194 China, Macao SAR 1.48 1000 ha compare
195 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.03 1000 ha compare
197 Grenada 0.88 1000 ha compare
198 Isle of Man 0.78 1000 ha compare
199 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.68 1000 ha compare

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More environment data for Liechtenstein

Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value 114.79 SLC (2024)
Arable land — Area 1.73 1000 ha (2024)
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 33.46 % (2024)
Land area — Area 16 1000 ha (2024)
Country area — Area 16 1000 ha (2024)
Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ 125.44 USD (2024)
Heating Degree Days 7,007 (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 21.5 % (2024)
Cooling Degree Days 67.61 (2024)
Agriculture — Area 5.17 1000 ha (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Liechtenstein?: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Liechtenstein was 0.99 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 Liechtenstein?: The highest recorded value was 0.99 1000 ha in 2001.
What is the lowest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Liechtenstein?: The lowest recorded value was 0.99 1000 ha in 2001.
How does Liechtenstein rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?: Liechtenstein ranks 196th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Liechtenstein?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Liechtenstein 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.