France vs Indonesia: Urban area over the long-term

France
15,122 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Indonesia
17,283 km² per grid cell
in 2025
France rank
10th
Indonesia rank
8th

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • France
  • Indonesia
05.0k10.0k15.0k100015122025

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 17,283 km² per grid cell against 15,122 km² per grid cell in France, a difference of 2,161 km² per grid cell.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.1 times France's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was France ahead.

France ranks 10th and Indonesia ranks 8th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, France averaged higher in 39 and Indonesia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Indonesia Difference Ahead
1000s 174.71 km² per grid cell 0.0069 km² per grid cell 174.7 km² per grid cell France
1100s 283.04 km² per grid cell 0.0231 km² per grid cell 283.01 km² per grid cell France
1200s 444.95 km² per grid cell 0.0762 km² per grid cell 444.87 km² per grid cell France
1300s 654.98 km² per grid cell 0.2492 km² per grid cell 654.73 km² per grid cell France
1400s 502.33 km² per grid cell 0.9533 km² per grid cell 501.37 km² per grid cell France
1500s 748.11 km² per grid cell 3.48 km² per grid cell 744.63 km² per grid cell France
1600s 874.88 km² per grid cell 11.44 km² per grid cell 863.44 km² per grid cell France
1700s 874.88 km² per grid cell 38.36 km² per grid cell 836.52 km² per grid cell France
1710s 874.88 km² per grid cell 43.67 km² per grid cell 831.21 km² per grid cell France
1720s 978.4 km² per grid cell 48.33 km² per grid cell 930.07 km² per grid cell France
1730s 1,105 km² per grid cell 53.47 km² per grid cell 1,051 km² per grid cell France
1740s 1,220 km² per grid cell 59.16 km² per grid cell 1,161 km² per grid cell France
1750s 1,327 km² per grid cell 65.45 km² per grid cell 1,261 km² per grid cell France
1760s 1,426 km² per grid cell 75.27 km² per grid cell 1,351 km² per grid cell France
1770s 1,521 km² per grid cell 86.37 km² per grid cell 1,435 km² per grid cell France
1780s 1,616 km² per grid cell 98.89 km² per grid cell 1,518 km² per grid cell France
1790s 1,713 km² per grid cell 113.02 km² per grid cell 1,600 km² per grid cell France
1800s 1,815 km² per grid cell 128.94 km² per grid cell 1,686 km² per grid cell France
1810s 2,020 km² per grid cell 149.13 km² per grid cell 1,871 km² per grid cell France
1820s 2,225 km² per grid cell 171.99 km² per grid cell 2,053 km² per grid cell France
1830s 2,410 km² per grid cell 197.86 km² per grid cell 2,212 km² per grid cell France
1840s 2,643 km² per grid cell 227.09 km² per grid cell 2,416 km² per grid cell France
1850s 2,905 km² per grid cell 260.1 km² per grid cell 2,645 km² per grid cell France
1860s 3,102 km² per grid cell 363.21 km² per grid cell 2,739 km² per grid cell France
1870s 3,289 km² per grid cell 483.6 km² per grid cell 2,806 km² per grid cell France
1880s 3,544 km² per grid cell 623.63 km² per grid cell 2,921 km² per grid cell France
1890s 3,784 km² per grid cell 785.94 km² per grid cell 2,998 km² per grid cell France
1900s 4,016 km² per grid cell 973.52 km² per grid cell 3,043 km² per grid cell France
1910s 4,282 km² per grid cell 1,285 km² per grid cell 2,997 km² per grid cell France
1920s 4,260 km² per grid cell 1,647 km² per grid cell 2,613 km² per grid cell France
1930s 4,733 km² per grid cell 2,067 km² per grid cell 2,666 km² per grid cell France
1940s 4,924 km² per grid cell 2,551 km² per grid cell 2,373 km² per grid cell France
1950s 5,699 km² per grid cell 3,248 km² per grid cell 2,451 km² per grid cell France
1960s 7,316 km² per grid cell 4,648 km² per grid cell 2,668 km² per grid cell France
1970s 8,779 km² per grid cell 6,867 km² per grid cell 1,912 km² per grid cell France
1980s 9,585 km² per grid cell 8,220 km² per grid cell 1,365 km² per grid cell France
1990s 10,365 km² per grid cell 8,306 km² per grid cell 2,059 km² per grid cell France
2000s 11,882 km² per grid cell 9,002 km² per grid cell 2,880 km² per grid cell France
2010s 13,760 km² per grid cell 12,929 km² per grid cell 830.49 km² per grid cell France
2020s 14,804 km² per grid cell 16,412 km² per grid cell 1,608 km² per grid cell Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, France or Indonesia?
Indonesia, at 17,283 km² per grid cell against 15,122 km² per grid cell in France as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between France and Indonesia?
2,161 km² per grid cell, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Indonesia?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do France and Indonesia rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
France ranks 10th and Indonesia ranks 8th 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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Indicator
Urban area over the long-term
Unit
km² per grid cell
Source
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
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Total built-up area of a country over time.