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Saudi Arabia: Land Cover: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas), Area from CCI_LC

379.941000 ha · 2022+56.2% since 2012

FAOSTAT domain LC. Land Cover: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas), Area from CCI_LC (1000 ha). Annual figures for Saudi Arabia from 2000 to 2022.

20002022

Every year

YearValue (1000 ha)Note
2022379.94E
2021340.14E
2020326.11E
2019312.46E
2018290.91E
2017290.03E
2016288.41E
2015273.94E
2014267.87E
2013259.14E
2012243.26E
2011237.1E
2010232.08E
2009225.8E
2008221.01E
2007215.7E
2006208.52E
2005200.9E
2004196.96E
2003194.03E
2002190.63E
2001184.18E
2000167.76E

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 CCI_LC. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/fao-lc-6970-5008-1000-ha (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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