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

88.841000 ha · 2022+17.2% since 2012

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

20002022

Every year

YearValue (1000 ha)Note
202288.84E
202188.65E
202087.64E
201987.62E
201887.59E
201787.58E
201687.52E
201587.52E
201485.35E
201381.05E
201275.83E
201172.64E
201070.26E
200968.09E
200865.45E
200763.42E
200661.37E
200559.01E
200456.3E
200355.51E
200254.96E
200154.62E
200054.23E

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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