Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)

Netherlands (Kingdom of the): Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area was 503.77 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
503.77 1000 ha
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
30th
of 223 countries
All-time high
503.79 1000 ha
in 2022
All-time low
485.56 1000 ha
in 2001
Years of data
24
2001–2024

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), 2001–2024

02004006002001201220242001: 485.6 1000 ha2002: 490.1 1000 ha2003: 492.8 1000 ha2004: 493.5 1000 ha2005: 494.2 1000 ha2006: 495.4 1000 ha2007: 495.8 1000 ha2008: 496.6 1000 ha2009: 497.3 1000 ha2010: 498 1000 ha2011: 498.2 1000 ha2012: 498.2 1000 ha2013: 498.2 1000 ha2014: 498.1 1000 ha2015: 498.5 1000 ha2016: 498.4 1000 ha2017: 498.8 1000 ha2018: 500.4 1000 ha2019: 501.8 1000 ha2020: 503.1 1000 ha2021: 503.2 1000 ha2022: 503.8 1000 ha2023: 503.6 1000 ha2024: 503.8 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 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) stood at 503.77 1000 ha.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) peaked at 503.79 1000 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 485.56 1000 ha, in 2001.

That places Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 30th out of 223 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), year by year

Annual values for Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from MODIS in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), 2001 to 2024.
Year 1000 ha Change
2001 485.56 1000 ha
2002 490.1 1000 ha +0.9%
2003 492.8 1000 ha +0.6%
2004 493.49 1000 ha +0.1%
2005 494.16 1000 ha +0.1%
2006 495.36 1000 ha +0.2%
2007 495.81 1000 ha +0.1%
2008 496.59 1000 ha +0.2%
2009 497.32 1000 ha +0.1%
2010 498.03 1000 ha +0.1%
2011 498.21 1000 ha +0.0%
2012 498.18 1000 ha -0.0%
2013 498.23 1000 ha +0.0%
2014 498.06 1000 ha -0.0%
2015 498.53 1000 ha +0.1%
2016 498.4 1000 ha -0.0%
2017 498.77 1000 ha +0.1%
2018 500.43 1000 ha +0.3%
2019 501.83 1000 ha +0.3%
2020 503.05 1000 ha +0.2%
2021 503.16 1000 ha +0.0%
2022 503.79 1000 ha +0.1%
2023 503.57 1000 ha -0.0%
2024 503.77 1000 ha +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 493.47 1000 ha 485.56 1000 ha 497.32 1000 ha 9
2010s 498.87 1000 ha 498.03 1000 ha 501.83 1000 ha 10
2020s 503.47 1000 ha 503.05 1000 ha 503.79 1000 ha 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) was 503.77 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 Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
The highest recorded value was 503.79 1000 ha in 2022.
What is the lowest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
The lowest recorded value was 485.56 1000 ha in 2001.
How does Netherlands (Kingdom of the) rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 30th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 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.