Minusio has an area, (as of the 2004/09 survey) of . Of this area, about 8.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 55.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 33.9% is settled (buildings or roads) and 2.0% is unproductive land. In the 2004/09 survey a total of or about 25.3% of the total area was covered with buildings, an increase of over the 1983 amount. The amount of recreational space in the municipality is now about 2.91% of the total area.