Australia vs Brazil: Urban area over the long-term
Australia
20,727 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Brazil
36,495 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Australia rank
6th
Brazil rank
4th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Australia
- Brazil
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 36,495 km² per grid cell against 20,727 km² per grid cell in Australia, a difference of 15,768 km² per grid cell.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.8 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Brazil ahead.
Australia ranks 6th and Brazil ranks 4th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 6 and Brazil in 34.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0048 km² per grid cell | 0.0907 km² per grid cell | 0.0859 km² per grid cell | Brazil |
| 1100s | 0.0145 km² per grid cell | 0.3016 km² per grid cell | 0.2871 km² per grid cell | Brazil |
| 1200s | 0.0436 km² per grid cell | 0.9935 km² per grid cell | 0.9499 km² per grid cell | Brazil |
| 1300s | 0.131 km² per grid cell | 3.25 km² per grid cell | 3.12 km² per grid cell | Brazil |
| 1400s | 0.3936 km² per grid cell | 10.54 km² per grid cell | 10.14 km² per grid cell | Brazil |
| 1500s | 1.18 km² per grid cell | 36.43 km² per grid cell | 35.24 km² per grid cell | Brazil |
| 1600s | 3.57 km² per grid cell | 5.18 km² per grid cell | 1.61 km² per grid cell | Brazil |
| 1700s | 10.57 km² per grid cell | 9.65 km² per grid cell | 0.922 km² per grid cell | Australia |
| 1710s | 12.33 km² per grid cell | 12.5 km² per grid cell | 0.1727 km² per grid cell | Brazil |
| 1720s | 14.38 km² per grid cell | 15.83 km² per grid cell | 1.45 km² per grid cell | Brazil |
| 1730s | 16.78 km² per grid cell | 20.16 km² per grid cell | 3.38 km² per grid cell | Brazil |
| 1740s | 19.58 km² per grid cell | 25.8 km² per grid cell | 6.22 km² per grid cell | Brazil |
| 1750s | 22.84 km² per grid cell | 33.2 km² per grid cell | 10.36 km² per grid cell | Brazil |
| 1760s | 26.65 km² per grid cell | 42.95 km² per grid cell | 16.3 km² per grid cell | Brazil |
| 1770s | 31.1 km² per grid cell | 55.86 km² per grid cell | 24.75 km² per grid cell | Brazil |
| 1780s | 36.34 km² per grid cell | 73 km² per grid cell | 36.67 km² per grid cell | Brazil |
| 1790s | 42.59 km² per grid cell | 95.89 km² per grid cell | 53.3 km² per grid cell | Brazil |
| 1800s | 47.18 km² per grid cell | 126.54 km² per grid cell | 79.36 km² per grid cell | Brazil |
| 1810s | 52.43 km² per grid cell | 177.46 km² per grid cell | 125.03 km² per grid cell | Brazil |
| 1820s | 60.64 km² per grid cell | 238.69 km² per grid cell | 178.05 km² per grid cell | Brazil |
| 1830s | 75 km² per grid cell | 331.98 km² per grid cell | 256.97 km² per grid cell | Brazil |
| 1840s | 108.96 km² per grid cell | 441.38 km² per grid cell | 332.42 km² per grid cell | Brazil |
| 1850s | 218.19 km² per grid cell | 569.25 km² per grid cell | 351.06 km² per grid cell | Brazil |
| 1860s | 498.17 km² per grid cell | 718.31 km² per grid cell | 220.14 km² per grid cell | Brazil |
| 1870s | 840.17 km² per grid cell | 891.83 km² per grid cell | 51.66 km² per grid cell | Brazil |
| 1880s | 1,253 km² per grid cell | 1,087 km² per grid cell | 166.55 km² per grid cell | Australia |
| 1890s | 1,993 km² per grid cell | 1,478 km² per grid cell | 514.27 km² per grid cell | Australia |
| 1900s | 2,708 km² per grid cell | 1,962 km² per grid cell | 746.2 km² per grid cell | Australia |
| 1910s | 3,464 km² per grid cell | 2,706 km² per grid cell | 757.71 km² per grid cell | Australia |
| 1920s | 4,200 km² per grid cell | 4,087 km² per grid cell | 112.29 km² per grid cell | Australia |
| 1930s | 4,532 km² per grid cell | 5,752 km² per grid cell | 1,220 km² per grid cell | Brazil |
| 1940s | 4,533 km² per grid cell | 5,752 km² per grid cell | 1,219 km² per grid cell | Brazil |
| 1950s | 4,929 km² per grid cell | 6,550 km² per grid cell | 1,622 km² per grid cell | Brazil |
| 1960s | 5,974 km² per grid cell | 7,749 km² per grid cell | 1,775 km² per grid cell | Brazil |
| 1970s | 7,372 km² per grid cell | 9,862 km² per grid cell | 2,491 km² per grid cell | Brazil |
| 1980s | 8,826 km² per grid cell | 13,904 km² per grid cell | 5,077 km² per grid cell | Brazil |
| 1990s | 10,734 km² per grid cell | 18,966 km² per grid cell | 8,233 km² per grid cell | Brazil |
| 2000s | 13,223 km² per grid cell | 25,166 km² per grid cell | 11,943 km² per grid cell | Brazil |
| 2010s | 16,787 km² per grid cell | 31,133 km² per grid cell | 14,345 km² per grid cell | Brazil |
| 2020s | 19,757 km² per grid cell | 35,284 km² per grid cell | 15,527 km² per grid cell | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Australia or Brazil?
- Brazil, at 36,495 km² per grid cell against 20,727 km² per grid cell in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Australia and Brazil?
- 15,768 km² per grid cell, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Brazil?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Brazil rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Australia ranks 6th and Brazil ranks 4th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban area over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total built-up area of a country over time.