Indicator Code : AG.LND.TOTL.RU.K2
Indicator name : Superficie des zones rurales (km2)
Source note : Rural land area in square kilometers, derived from urban extent grids which distinguish urban and rural areas based on a combination of population counts (persons), settlement points, and the presence of Nighttime Lights. Areas are defined as urban where contiguous lighted cells from the Nighttime Lights or approximated urban extents based on buffered settlement points for which the total population is greater than 5,000 persons.
Source organization : Fonds monétaire international, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook.