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

15,8551000 ha · 2024+6.9% since 2014

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

20012024

Every year

YearValue (1000 ha)Note
202415,855.23E
202315,835.84E
202215,787.23E
202115,725.85E
202015,620.55E
201915,473.5E
201815,315.52E
201715,209.47E
201615,093.29E
201514,984.62E
201414,830.06E
201314,658.34E
201214,519.88E
201114,400.3E
201014,258.86E
200914,144.37E
200813,990.59E
200713,900.4E
200613,784.6E
200513,659.22E
200413,565.02E
200313,443.34E
200213,311.52E
200113,187.88E

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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