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

34.951000 ha · 2024+9.4% since 2014

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

20012024

Every year

YearValue (1000 ha)Note
202434.95E
202334.87E
202234.61E
202133.77E
202033.6E
201933.3E
201833.05E
201732.62E
201632.21E
201532.17E
201431.95E
201331.93E
201231.89E
201131.87E
201031.76E
200931.72E
200831.72E
200731.72E
200631.7E
200531.7E
200431.67E
200331.67E
200231.67E
200131.46E

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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