Table 1.
Top Hundred Countries in Terms of Constructed Impervious Surface Area
| COUNTRY | ISA km2 | Population (Landscan 2004) | ISA per Person (m2) |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | 87,182 | 1,292,548,864 | 67.4 |
| United States | 83,881 | 282,575,328 | 296.8 |
| India | 81,221 | 1,058,349,824 | 76.7 |
| Brazil | 17,766 | 177,885,936 | 99.9 |
| Russia | 17,135 | 138,947,840 | 123.3 |
| Indonesia | 16,490 | 230,000,208 | 71.7 |
| Japan | 13,990 | 122,192,928 | 114.5 |
| Mexico | 11,854 | 103,608,488 | 114.4 |
| Canada | 11,295 | 32,022,750 | 352.7 |
| Pakistan | 10,666 | 150,465,168 | 70.9 |
| France | 9,537 | 59,497,124 | 160.3 |
| Bangladesh | 8,878 | 140,275,504 | 63.3 |
| Germany | 8,500 | 82,406,312 | 103.1 |
| Italy | 8,294 | 56,528,760 | 146.7 |
| Nigeria | 7,668 | 125,118,728 | 61.3 |
| United Kingdom | 7,576 | 58,926,004 | 128.6 |
| Spain | 7,037 | 39,481,976 | 178.2 |
| Iran | 6,949 | 66,604,152 | 104.3 |
| Vietnam | 5,981 | 81,249,416 | 73.6 |
| Egypt | 5,745 | 75,240,640 | 76.4 |
| Thailand | 5,556 | 64,418,264 | 86.2 |
| Philippines | 5,428 | 80,687,360 | 67.3 |
| Turkey | 4,988 | 66,874,440 | 74.6 |
| Argentina | 4,733 | 38,680,324 | 122.3 |
| South Africa | 4,710 | 46,119,880 | 102.1 |
| South Korea | 4,452 | 46,192,628 | 96.4 |
| Ukraine | 4,262 | 47,400,144 | 89.9 |
| Poland | 4,242 | 38,523,048 | 110.1 |
| Ethiopia | 4,096 | 71,446,352 | 57.3 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4,057 | 25,289,332 | 160.4 |
| Colombia | 3,326 | 41,699,424 | 79.8 |
| Venezuela | 3,123 | 24,304,196 | 128.5 |
| Australia | 2,673 | 19,312,536 | 138.4 |
| Congo, DRC | 2,666 | 57,836,040 | 46.1 |
| Myanmar | 2,577 | 42,012,896 | 61.3 |
| Algeria | 2,489 | 31,531,672 | 79.0 |
| Malaysia | 2,344 | 22,441,990 | 104.5 |
| Uzbekistan | 2,219 | 26,386,720 | 84.1 |
| Romania | 2,146 | 22,365,804 | 96.0 |
| Kenya | 2,091 | 32,995,516 | 63.4 |
| Netherlands | 1,985 | 16,115,017 | 123.2 |
| Sweden | 1,893 | 8,698,591 | 217.6 |
| Morocco | 1,862 | 31,171,148 | 59.7 |
| Sudan | 1,824 | 40,477,688 | 45.1 |
| Iraq | 1,785 | 25,398,480 | 70.3 |
| Nepal | 1,750 | 27,308,324 | 64.1 |
| Uganda | 1,738 | 26,512,924 | 65.6 |
| Tanzania | 1,707 | 35,691,664 | 47.8 |
| Belgium | 1,670 | 10,370,094 | 161.0 |
| Finland | 1,647 | 5,104,438 | 322.7 |
| Portugal | 1,647 | 10,294,616 | 159.9 |
| Peru | 1,582 | 27,266,494 | 58.0 |
| Sri Lanka | 1,547 | 19,600,378 | 78.9 |
| Greece | 1,543 | 10,090,290 | 153.0 |
| Syria | 1,538 | 17,789,538 | 86.4 |
| Czech Republic | 1,439 | 10,232,928 | 140.7 |
| Chile | 1,428 | 15,293,033 | 93.4 |
| Ghana | 1,373 | 20,753,768 | 66.2 |
| Yemen | 1,343 | 19,757,588 | 68.0 |
| Afghanistan | 1,334 | 28,403,620 | 47.0 |
| Hungary | 1,262 | 10,033,943 | 125.8 |
| Kazakhstan | 1,153 | 15,185,784 | 75.9 |
| Guatemala | 1,136 | 14,271,432 | 79.6 |
| Ecuador | 1,132 | 12,774,985 | 88.6 |
| Austria | 1,096 | 8,136,709 | 134.7 |
| Israel | 1,067 | 5,981,165 | 178.3 |
| Serbia & Montenegro | 1,066 | 10,795,336 | 98.8 |
| North Korea | 1,047 | 22,079,722 | 47.4 |
| Tunisia | 996 | 9,637,170 | 103.3 |
| Cote d'Ivory | 995 | 16,300,517 | 61.0 |
| Norway | 985 | 4,193,063 | 234.9 |
| United Arab Emirates | 891 | 2,346,994 | 379.7 |
| Madagascar | 865 | 17,362,132 | 49.8 |
| Switzerland | 862 | 7,488,580 | 115.1 |
| Cambodia | 857 | 13,373,515 | 64.1 |
| Cuba | 851 | 11,147,445 | 76.4 |
| Malawi | 809 | 11,916,622 | 67.9 |
| Belarus | 805 | 10,320,822 | 78.0 |
| Bulgaria | 793 | 7,457,232 | 106.3 |
| Cameroon | 765 | 15,955,608 | 47.9 |
| Libya | 727 | 5,565,879 | 130.6 |
| Slovakia | 726 | 5,443,080 | 133.4 |
| Mozambique | 705 | 18,906,650 | 37.3 |
| Burkina Faso | 682 | 13,547,507 | 50.3 |
| Zimbabwe | 679 | 12,654,464 | 53.7 |
| Dominican Republic | 671 | 8,696,206 | 77.2 |
| Puerto Rico | 661 | 3,773,716 | 175.2 |
| Ireland | 626 | 3,835,449 | 163.3 |
| Bolivia | 618 | 8,744,160 | 70.7 |
| Azerbaijan | 587 | 7,868,001 | 74.6 |
| Denmark | 586 | 5,150,440 | 113.8 |
| Rwanda | 580 | 8,249,077 | 70.3 |
| Croatia | 572 | 4,317,700 | 132.5 |
| Senegal | 564 | 10,813,660 | 52.2 |
| El Salvador | 554 | 6,548,425 | 84.5 |
| Paraguay | 532 | 6,183,984 | 86.1 |
| Honduras | 515 | 6,695,838 | 76.9 |
| Jordan | 514 | 5,590,674 | 91.9 |
| Tajikistan | 498 | 7,009,976 | 71.1 |
| Zambia | 495 | 11,123,909 | 44.5 |
| TOTAL Worldwide | 579,703 | 6,245,732,591 | 93 |