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

Romania ranks 28th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.

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

Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Romania 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 Romania

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

Romania: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area was 568.7 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)

568.7 1000 ha

Change on year

up 0.1%

World rank

28th

of 240 countries

All-time high

568.7 1000 ha

in 2024

All-time low

561.02 1000 ha

in 2001

Years of data

2001–2024

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Romania, 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 Romania stood at 568.7 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 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Romania peaked at 568.7 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 561.02 1000 ha, in 2001.

Romania ranks 28th of 240 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	562.63 1000 ha	561.02 1000 ha	563.86 1000 ha	9
2010s	563.48 1000 ha	562.16 1000 ha	564.9 1000 ha	10
2020s	567.24 1000 ha	565.91 1000 ha	568.7 1000 ha	5

Countries ranked near Romania

25 Thailand 639.44 1000 ha compare
26 Republic of Korea 614.98 1000 ha compare
27 Viet Nam 576.34 1000 ha compare
29 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 555.49 1000 ha compare
30 Egypt 539.03 1000 ha compare
31 Peru 535.44 1000 ha compare

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More environment data for Romania

Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 36.16 % (2024)
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 3,177 1000 ha (2024)
Inland waters — Area 832 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 16.98 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 30.8 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 3,908 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 3.2 % (2024)
Permanent crops — Area 406 1000 ha (2024)
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 66.04 % (2024)
Arable land — Area 8,381 1000 ha (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Romania?: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Romania was 568.7 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 Romania?: The highest recorded value was 568.7 1000 ha in 2024.
What is the lowest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Romania?: The lowest recorded value was 561.02 1000 ha in 2001.
How does Romania rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?: Romania ranks 28th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Romania?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Romania 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.