Urban area over the long-term in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Urban area over the long-term was 4.4 km² per grid cell in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
4.4 km² per grid cell
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
195th
of 202 countries
All-time high
4.4 km² per grid cell
in 2025
All-time low
0 km² per grid cell
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Urban area over the long-term in Antigua and Barbuda, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in km² per grid cell.
Analysis
In 2025, urban area over the long-term in Antigua and Barbuda stood at 4.4 km² per grid cell. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban area over the long-term in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 4.4 km² per grid cell in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 km² per grid cell, in 1000.
That places Antigua and Barbuda 195th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1100s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1200s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1300s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1400s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1500s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.0008 km² per grid cell | 0.0008 km² per grid cell | 0.0008 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.0012 km² per grid cell | 0.0012 km² per grid cell | 0.0012 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.0018 km² per grid cell | 0.0018 km² per grid cell | 0.0018 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.0027 km² per grid cell | 0.0027 km² per grid cell | 0.0027 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.004 km² per grid cell | 0.004 km² per grid cell | 0.004 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.0059 km² per grid cell | 0.0059 km² per grid cell | 0.0059 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.0087 km² per grid cell | 0.0087 km² per grid cell | 0.0087 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.0129 km² per grid cell | 0.0129 km² per grid cell | 0.0129 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.0191 km² per grid cell | 0.0191 km² per grid cell | 0.0191 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.0283 km² per grid cell | 0.0283 km² per grid cell | 0.0283 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1810s | 0.0419 km² per grid cell | 0.0419 km² per grid cell | 0.0419 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1820s | 0.0621 km² per grid cell | 0.0621 km² per grid cell | 0.0621 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1830s | 0.092 km² per grid cell | 0.092 km² per grid cell | 0.092 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1840s | 0.1362 km² per grid cell | 0.1362 km² per grid cell | 0.1362 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1850s | 0.189 km² per grid cell | 0.189 km² per grid cell | 0.189 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1860s | 0.242 km² per grid cell | 0.242 km² per grid cell | 0.242 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1870s | 0.3071 km² per grid cell | 0.3071 km² per grid cell | 0.3071 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1880s | 0.3895 km² per grid cell | 0.3895 km² per grid cell | 0.3895 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.5011 km² per grid cell | 0.5011 km² per grid cell | 0.5011 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.5662 km² per grid cell | 0.5662 km² per grid cell | 0.5662 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.5963 km² per grid cell | 0.5963 km² per grid cell | 0.5963 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.5963 km² per grid cell | 0.5963 km² per grid cell | 0.5963 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1930s | 0.5963 km² per grid cell | 0.5963 km² per grid cell | 0.5963 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1940s | 0.7819 km² per grid cell | 0.7819 km² per grid cell | 0.7819 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1950s | 1.57 km² per grid cell | 1.22 km² per grid cell | 1.86 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 1960s | 2 km² per grid cell | 1.92 km² per grid cell | 2.1 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.34 km² per grid cell | 2.13 km² per grid cell | 2.44 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.29 km² per grid cell | 2.18 km² per grid cell | 2.37 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.35 km² per grid cell | 2.19 km² per grid cell | 2.55 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.88 km² per grid cell | 2.59 km² per grid cell | 3.15 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.55 km² per grid cell | 3.21 km² per grid cell | 3.9 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.19 km² per grid cell | 3.98 km² per grid cell | 4.4 km² per grid cell | 6 |
Countries ranked near Antigua and Barbuda
- 192 Tonga 6.56 km² per grid cell compare
- 193 Montserrat 6.34 km² per grid cell compare
- 194 Dominica 4.97 km² per grid cell compare
- 196 Saint Lucia 1.83 km² per grid cell compare
- 197 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.14 km² per grid cell compare
- 198 Falkland Islands 1.05 km² per grid cell compare
More reference data data for Antigua and Barbuda
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.2474 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.5796 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.1751 °C (2026)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.3638 °C (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 2 (2025)
- Free country 2 (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies -73.73 millimeters (2025)
- Annual precipitation 891.63 millimeters (2025)
- Consumer price index 144.19 2010 = 100 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban area over the long-term in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Urban area over the long-term in Antigua and Barbuda was 4.4 km² per grid cell in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban area over the long-term recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4 km² per grid cell in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban area over the long-term recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 km² per grid cell in 1000.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for urban area over the long-term?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 195th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban area over the long-term rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Urban area over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total built-up area of a country over time.