What is urban area over the long-term in Falkland Islands?

Urban area over the long-term in Falkland Islands was 1.05 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 Falkland Islands?

The highest recorded value was 1.05 km² per grid cell in 2025.

What is the lowest urban area over the long-term recorded in Falkland Islands?

The lowest recorded value was 0 km² per grid cell in 1000.

How does Falkland Islands rank for urban area over the long-term?

Falkland Islands ranks 198th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.

Is urban area over the long-term rising or falling in Falkland Islands?

Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Falkland Islands 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.

Urban area over the long-term in Falkland Islands

Name: Urban area over the long-term in Falkland Islands
Creator: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Falkland Islands: Urban area over the long-term was 1.05 km² per grid cell in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

1.05 km² per grid cell

Change on year

up 0.3%

World rank

198th

of 202 countries

All-time high

1.05 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 Falkland Islands, 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 Falkland Islands stood at 1.05 km² per grid cell. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban area over the long-term in Falkland Islands peaked at 1.05 km² per grid cell in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 km² per grid cell, in 1000.

That places Falkland Islands 198th 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 km² per grid cell	0 km² per grid cell	0 km² per grid cell	1
1700s	0.0001 km² per grid cell	0.0001 km² per grid cell	0.0001 km² per grid cell	1
1710s	0.0004 km² per grid cell	0.0004 km² per grid cell	0.0004 km² per grid cell	1
1720s	0.0006 km² per grid cell	0.0006 km² per grid cell	0.0006 km² per grid cell	1
1730s	0.0008 km² per grid cell	0.0008 km² per grid cell	0.0008 km² per grid cell	1
1740s	0.0012 km² per grid cell	0.0012 km² per grid cell	0.0012 km² per grid cell	1
1750s	0.0017 km² per grid cell	0.0017 km² per grid cell	0.0017 km² per grid cell	1
1760s	0.0025 km² per grid cell	0.0025 km² per grid cell	0.0025 km² per grid cell	1
1770s	0.0036 km² per grid cell	0.0036 km² per grid cell	0.0036 km² per grid cell	1
1780s	0.0051 km² per grid cell	0.0051 km² per grid cell	0.0051 km² per grid cell	1
1790s	0.0074 km² per grid cell	0.0074 km² per grid cell	0.0074 km² per grid cell	1
1800s	0.0107 km² per grid cell	0.0107 km² per grid cell	0.0107 km² per grid cell	1
1810s	0.0154 km² per grid cell	0.0154 km² per grid cell	0.0154 km² per grid cell	1
1820s	0.0213 km² per grid cell	0.0213 km² per grid cell	0.0213 km² per grid cell	1
1830s	0.0293 km² per grid cell	0.0293 km² per grid cell	0.0293 km² per grid cell	1
1840s	0.0404 km² per grid cell	0.0404 km² per grid cell	0.0404 km² per grid cell	1
1850s	0.0555 km² per grid cell	0.0555 km² per grid cell	0.0555 km² per grid cell	1
1860s	0.0761 km² per grid cell	0.0761 km² per grid cell	0.0761 km² per grid cell	1
1870s	0.1034 km² per grid cell	0.1034 km² per grid cell	0.1034 km² per grid cell	1
1880s	0.1368 km² per grid cell	0.1368 km² per grid cell	0.1368 km² per grid cell	1
1890s	0.1721 km² per grid cell	0.1721 km² per grid cell	0.1721 km² per grid cell	1
1900s	0.2015 km² per grid cell	0.2015 km² per grid cell	0.2015 km² per grid cell	1
1910s	0.2217 km² per grid cell	0.2217 km² per grid cell	0.2217 km² per grid cell	1
1920s	0.2313 km² per grid cell	0.2313 km² per grid cell	0.2313 km² per grid cell	1
1930s	0.249 km² per grid cell	0.249 km² per grid cell	0.249 km² per grid cell	1
1940s	0.2879 km² per grid cell	0.2879 km² per grid cell	0.2879 km² per grid cell	1
1950s	0.351 km² per grid cell	0.3425 km² per grid cell	0.3656 km² per grid cell	10
1960s	0.3422 km² per grid cell	0.3389 km² per grid cell	0.3467 km² per grid cell	10
1970s	0.3554 km² per grid cell	0.3471 km² per grid cell	0.3648 km² per grid cell	10
1980s	0.414 km² per grid cell	0.3658 km² per grid cell	0.4943 km² per grid cell	10
1990s	0.7031 km² per grid cell	0.5301 km² per grid cell	0.8976 km² per grid cell	10
2000s	0.9609 km² per grid cell	0.9279 km² per grid cell	0.9706 km² per grid cell	10
2010s	0.9961 km² per grid cell	0.9645 km² per grid cell	1.03 km² per grid cell	10
2020s	1.04 km² per grid cell	1.03 km² per grid cell	1.05 km² per grid cell	6

Countries ranked near Falkland Islands

195 Antigua and Barbuda 4.4 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
199 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.9099 km² per grid cell compare
200 Anguilla 0.8694 km² per grid cell compare

See the full ranking of 202 places →

More reference data data for Falkland Islands

Summer temperature anomalies 1.07 °C (2026)
Temperature anomalies by month 0.1045 °C (2026)
Spring temperature anomalies 0.7062 °C (2026)
Autumn temperature anomalies 0.6702 °C (2025)
Annual precipitation 681.54 millimeters (2025)
Winter temperature anomalies -0.2225 °C (2025)
Precipitation anomalies 60.29 millimeters (2025)
Average age of mothers at childbirth 30.43 years (2023)
Area of permanent meadows and pastures 1.13 million hectares (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.69 live births per woman (2023)

All data for Falkland Islands →

Frequently asked questions

What is urban area over the long-term in Falkland Islands?: Urban area over the long-term in Falkland Islands was 1.05 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 Falkland Islands?: The highest recorded value was 1.05 km² per grid cell in 2025.
What is the lowest urban area over the long-term recorded in Falkland Islands?: The lowest recorded value was 0 km² per grid cell in 1000.
How does Falkland Islands rank for urban area over the long-term?: Falkland Islands ranks 198th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
Is urban area over the long-term rising or falling in Falkland Islands?: Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Falkland Islands 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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About this data

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
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total built-up area of a country over time.