Indonesia vs United Kingdom: Urban area over the long-term

Indonesia
17,283 km² per grid cell
in 2025
United Kingdom
14,143 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Indonesia rank
8th
United Kingdom rank
11th

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Indonesia
  • United Kingdom
05.0k10.0k15.0k100015122025

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 17,283 km² per grid cell against 14,143 km² per grid cell in United Kingdom, a difference of 3,140 km² per grid cell.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.2 times United Kingdom's.

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

Indonesia ranks 8th and United Kingdom ranks 11th of 202 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0069 km² per grid cell 27.1 km² per grid cell 27.09 km² per grid cell United Kingdom
1100s 0.0231 km² per grid cell 52.65 km² per grid cell 52.63 km² per grid cell United Kingdom
1200s 0.0762 km² per grid cell 65.71 km² per grid cell 65.64 km² per grid cell United Kingdom
1300s 0.2492 km² per grid cell 88.29 km² per grid cell 88.04 km² per grid cell United Kingdom
1400s 0.9533 km² per grid cell 39.58 km² per grid cell 38.62 km² per grid cell United Kingdom
1500s 3.48 km² per grid cell 39.58 km² per grid cell 36.1 km² per grid cell United Kingdom
1600s 11.44 km² per grid cell 39.58 km² per grid cell 28.14 km² per grid cell United Kingdom
1700s 38.36 km² per grid cell 39.58 km² per grid cell 1.22 km² per grid cell United Kingdom
1710s 43.67 km² per grid cell 93.19 km² per grid cell 49.52 km² per grid cell United Kingdom
1720s 48.33 km² per grid cell 164.48 km² per grid cell 116.16 km² per grid cell United Kingdom
1730s 53.47 km² per grid cell 243.67 km² per grid cell 190.2 km² per grid cell United Kingdom
1740s 59.16 km² per grid cell 331.46 km² per grid cell 272.3 km² per grid cell United Kingdom
1750s 65.45 km² per grid cell 428.76 km² per grid cell 363.31 km² per grid cell United Kingdom
1760s 75.27 km² per grid cell 475.08 km² per grid cell 399.81 km² per grid cell United Kingdom
1770s 86.37 km² per grid cell 524.72 km² per grid cell 438.36 km² per grid cell United Kingdom
1780s 98.89 km² per grid cell 577.95 km² per grid cell 479.06 km² per grid cell United Kingdom
1790s 113.02 km² per grid cell 635.1 km² per grid cell 522.08 km² per grid cell United Kingdom
1800s 128.94 km² per grid cell 696.54 km² per grid cell 567.6 km² per grid cell United Kingdom
1810s 149.13 km² per grid cell 783.4 km² per grid cell 634.27 km² per grid cell United Kingdom
1820s 171.99 km² per grid cell 1,098 km² per grid cell 925.83 km² per grid cell United Kingdom
1830s 197.86 km² per grid cell 1,384 km² per grid cell 1,186 km² per grid cell United Kingdom
1840s 227.09 km² per grid cell 1,819 km² per grid cell 1,592 km² per grid cell United Kingdom
1850s 260.1 km² per grid cell 2,071 km² per grid cell 1,811 km² per grid cell United Kingdom
1860s 363.21 km² per grid cell 2,446 km² per grid cell 2,083 km² per grid cell United Kingdom
1870s 483.6 km² per grid cell 2,934 km² per grid cell 2,451 km² per grid cell United Kingdom
1880s 623.63 km² per grid cell 3,547 km² per grid cell 2,923 km² per grid cell United Kingdom
1890s 785.94 km² per grid cell 4,193 km² per grid cell 3,407 km² per grid cell United Kingdom
1900s 973.52 km² per grid cell 4,967 km² per grid cell 3,993 km² per grid cell United Kingdom
1910s 1,285 km² per grid cell 5,805 km² per grid cell 4,520 km² per grid cell United Kingdom
1920s 1,647 km² per grid cell 6,459 km² per grid cell 4,812 km² per grid cell United Kingdom
1930s 2,067 km² per grid cell 7,139 km² per grid cell 5,072 km² per grid cell United Kingdom
1940s 2,551 km² per grid cell 7,809 km² per grid cell 5,258 km² per grid cell United Kingdom
1950s 3,248 km² per grid cell 8,823 km² per grid cell 5,575 km² per grid cell United Kingdom
1960s 4,648 km² per grid cell 9,288 km² per grid cell 4,640 km² per grid cell United Kingdom
1970s 6,867 km² per grid cell 10,229 km² per grid cell 3,362 km² per grid cell United Kingdom
1980s 8,220 km² per grid cell 11,246 km² per grid cell 3,027 km² per grid cell United Kingdom
1990s 8,306 km² per grid cell 11,669 km² per grid cell 3,363 km² per grid cell United Kingdom
2000s 9,002 km² per grid cell 12,278 km² per grid cell 3,276 km² per grid cell United Kingdom
2010s 12,929 km² per grid cell 13,156 km² per grid cell 226.31 km² per grid cell United Kingdom
2020s 16,412 km² per grid cell 13,915 km² per grid cell 2,496 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, Indonesia or United Kingdom?
Indonesia, at 17,283 km² per grid cell against 14,143 km² per grid cell in United Kingdom as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Indonesia and United Kingdom?
3,140 km² per grid cell, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and United Kingdom?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Indonesia and United Kingdom rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Indonesia ranks 8th and United Kingdom ranks 11th 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.