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

Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Serbia 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 Serbia

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

Serbia: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area was 195.96 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)

195.96 1000 ha

Change on year

up 0.1%

World rank

61st

of 240 countries

All-time high

195.96 1000 ha

in 2024

All-time low

194.26 1000 ha

in 2006

Years of data

2006–2024

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Serbia, 2006–2024

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 Serbia is 195.96 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Serbia peaked at 195.96 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 194.26 1000 ha, in 2006.

That places Serbia 61st out of 240 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	194.37 1000 ha	194.26 1000 ha	194.47 1000 ha	4
2010s	194.71 1000 ha	194.35 1000 ha	195.06 1000 ha	10
2020s	195.61 1000 ha	195.16 1000 ha	195.96 1000 ha	5

Countries ranked near Serbia

58 Greece 215.18 1000 ha compare
59 Serbia and Montenegro 204.43 1000 ha
60 Kyrgyzstan 200.27 1000 ha compare
62 Côte d'Ivoire 195.8 1000 ha compare
63 Portugal 187.82 1000 ha compare
64 Slovakia 177.57 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 269 places →

More environment data for Serbia

Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 13.59 % (2024)
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 374.05 1000 ha (2024)
Inland waters — Area 90.13 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 6.41 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 16.82 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 561.4 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 6.34 % (2024)
Permanent crops — Area 211.53 1000 ha (2024)
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 76.14 % (2024)
Arable land — Area 2,541 1000 ha (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Serbia?: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Serbia was 195.96 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 Serbia?: The highest recorded value was 195.96 1000 ha in 2024.
What is the lowest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Serbia?: The lowest recorded value was 194.26 1000 ha in 2006.
How does Serbia rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?: Serbia ranks 61st out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Serbia?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Serbia 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.