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India: Land Cover: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas), Area from CGLS

6736.241000 ha · 2019

FAOSTAT domain LC. Land Cover: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas), Area from CGLS (1000 ha). Annual figures for India from 2015 to 2019.

20152019

Every year

YearValue (1000 ha)Note
20196,736.24E
20186,720.73E
20176,700.2E
20166,687.45E
20156,676.35E

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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 CGLS. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/fao-lc-6970-5006-1000-ha (accessed 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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