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Quoting https://science-atlas.com/faq/how-much-of-the-earth-is-inhabited-by-humans/ https://science-atlas.com/faq/how-much-of-the-earth-is-inhab...: "According
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Quoting https://science-atlas.com/faq/how-much-of-the-earth-is-inhabited-by-humans/ https://science-atlas.com/faq/how-much-of-the-earth-is-inhab...: "According to the FAO Global Land Cover SHARE database, produced in 2022, 0.6% of Earth’s land surface is defined as ‘Artificial surfaces’. Artificial surfaces include any areas that have an artificial cover as a result of human activities such as construction (cities, towns, transportation), extraction (open mines and quarries) or waste disposal. This figure gives us an estimate of roughly 900,000 km2 of human-covered land worldwide."