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

Philippines ranks 46th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.

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

Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Philippines 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 Philippines

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

Philippines: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area was 338.67 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

338.67 1000 ha

Change on year

up 0.2%

World rank

46th

of 240 countries

All-time high

338.67 1000 ha

in 2024

All-time low

308.09 1000 ha

in 2001

Years of data

2001–2024

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Philippines, 2001–2024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Philippines is 338.67 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Philippines peaked at 338.67 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 308.09 1000 ha, in 2001.

Philippines ranks 46th of 240 countries on this measure, in the top 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	319.41 1000 ha	308.09 1000 ha	322.82 1000 ha	9
2010s	328.59 1000 ha	323.55 1000 ha	334.73 1000 ha	10
2020s	337.17 1000 ha	335.63 1000 ha	338.67 1000 ha	5

Countries ranked near Philippines

43 Sudan 358.97 1000 ha compare
44 Czechia 355.94 1000 ha compare
45 China, Taiwan Province of 344.04 1000 ha compare
47 Algeria 336.24 1000 ha compare
48 Ghana 314.1 1000 ha compare
49 Democratic Republic of the Congo 309.04 1000 ha compare

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More environment data for Philippines

Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 19.16 % (2024)
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 2,155 1000 ha (2024)
Inland waters — Area 183 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 5.03 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 11.77 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1,500 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 44.37 % (2024)
Permanent crops — Area 5,656 1000 ha (2024)
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 43.86 % (2024)
Arable land — Area 5,590 1000 ha (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Philippines?: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Philippines was 338.67 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 Philippines?: The highest recorded value was 338.67 1000 ha in 2024.
What is the lowest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Philippines?: The lowest recorded value was 308.09 1000 ha in 2001.
How does Philippines rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?: Philippines ranks 46th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Philippines?: Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Philippines 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.