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Australia: Land Cover: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas), Area from MODIS

1124.971000 ha · 2024+2.1% since 2014

FAOSTAT domain LC. Land Cover: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas), Area from MODIS (1000 ha). Annual figures for Australia from 2001 to 2024.

20012024

Every year

YearValue (1000 ha)Note
20241,124.97E
20231,124.24E
20221,122.82E
20211,120.52E
20201,118.18E
20191,115.35E
20181,112.82E
20171,108.72E
20161,105.74E
20151,103.91E
20141,101.66E
20131,100.01E
20121,098.53E
20111,096.47E
20101,092.58E
20091,088.7E
20081,086.85E
20071,084.79E
20061,082.5E
20051,080.7E
20041,078.59E
20031,077.61E
20021,075.48E
20011,067.72E

Source

Published by FAO, produced by Food and Agriculture Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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FAO (2026). Land Cover: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas), Area from MODIS. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/fao-lc-6970-5007-1000-ha (accessed 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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