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

58.951000 ha · 2024+6.1% since 2014

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

20012024

Every year

YearValue (1000 ha)Note
202458.95E
202358.99E
202258.76E
202158.52E
202058.48E
201958.12E
201857.99E
201757.01E
201656.51E
201555.85E
201455.57E
201355.08E
201254.48E
201153.84E
201053.5E
200953.03E
200852.92E
200752.8E
200652.65E
200552.45E
200452.15E
200351.94E
200251.45E
200150.08E

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 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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