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

3952.421000 ha · 2024+2.7% since 2014

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

20012024

Every year

YearValue (1000 ha)Note
20243,952.42E
20233,943.11E
20223,921.53E
20213,910.54E
20203,904.44E
20193,890.6E
20183,881.54E
20173,872.62E
20163,867.33E
20153,857.96E
20143,848.23E
20133,835.81E
20123,828.17E
20113,818.94E
20103,811.6E
20093,807.04E
20083,801.21E
20073,794.05E
20063,789.93E
20053,784.35E
20043,780.67E
20033,778.34E
20023,773.76E
20013,758.69E

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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