FAO · Agriculture

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

1540.691000 ha · 2024+0.1% since 2014

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

20012024

Every year

YearValue (1000 ha)Note
20241,540.69E
20231,542.49E
20221,542.21E
20211,541.29E
20201,541.72E
20191,541.87E
20181,540.23E
20171,539.44E
20161,538.92E
20151,538.88E
20141,538.71E
20131,538.73E
20121,539.39E
20111,539.11E
20101,538.32E
20091,537.35E
20081,536.44E
20071,536.44E
20061,536.73E
20051,536.08E
20041,535.11E
20031,534.27E
20021,530.25E
20011,517.07E

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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