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

Oceania ranks 22nd out of 29 groups with data for 2024.

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

Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Oceania 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 Oceania

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

Oceania: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area was 1,288 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

1,288 1000 ha

Change on year

up 0.1%

Rank

22nd

of 29 groups

All-time high

1,288 1000 ha

in 2024

All-time low

1,219 1000 ha

in 2001

Years of data

2001–2024

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Oceania, 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 Oceania stood at 1,288 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Oceania peaked at 1,288 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,219 1000 ha, in 2001.

Oceania ranks 22nd of 29 groups 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	1,238 1000 ha	1,219 1000 ha	1,249 1000 ha	9
2010s	1,265 1000 ha	1,253 1000 ha	1,278 1000 ha	10
2020s	1,286 1000 ha	1,281 1000 ha	1,288 1000 ha	5

Countries ranked near Oceania

19 Türkiye 1,027 1000 ha compare
20 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 928.32 1000 ha compare
21 Nigeria 898.22 1000 ha compare
22 Poland 840.17 1000 ha compare
23 Pakistan 716.04 1000 ha compare
24 Spain 668.72 1000 ha compare
25 Thailand 639.44 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 269 places →

More environment data for Oceania

Agricultural land — Share in Land area 44.22 % (2024)
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 16.32 kg/ha (2024)
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 12.04 kg/cap (2024)
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 7.42 g/Int$ (2024)
Inland waters — Area 6,408 1000 ha (2024)
Country area — Area 856,056 1000 ha (2024)
Land area — Area 849,270 1000 ha (2024)
Agriculture — Area 381,004 1000 ha (2024)
Agricultural land — Area 375,588 1000 ha (2024)
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 8.6 % (2024)

All data for Oceania →

Frequently asked questions

What is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Oceania?: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Oceania was 1,288 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 Oceania?: The highest recorded value was 1,288 1000 ha in 2024.
What is the lowest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Oceania?: The lowest recorded value was 1,219 1000 ha in 2001.
How does Oceania rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?: Oceania ranks 22nd out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Oceania?: Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Oceania 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.