Urban area over the long-term in Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe: Urban area over the long-term was 45.59 km² per grid cell in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
45.59 km² per grid cell
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
175th
of 202 countries
All-time high
45.59 km² per grid cell
in 2025
All-time low
0.0004 km² per grid cell
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Urban area over the long-term in Guadeloupe, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in km² per grid cell.
Analysis
Guadeloupe recorded 45.59 km² per grid cell for urban area over the long-term in 2025. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban area over the long-term in Guadeloupe peaked at 45.59 km² per grid cell in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 km² per grid cell, in 1000.
Guadeloupe ranks 175th of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Urban area over the long-term in Guadeloupe, year by year
| Year | km² per grid cell | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.0004 km² per grid cell | — |
| 1100 | 0.0013 km² per grid cell | +227.3% |
| 1200 | 0.0042 km² per grid cell | +227.3% |
| 1300 | 0.0138 km² per grid cell | +227.2% |
| 1400 | 0.0449 km² per grid cell | +224.7% |
| 1500 | 0.1356 km² per grid cell | +202.0% |
| 1600 | 0.3168 km² per grid cell | +133.6% |
| 1700 | 0.6213 km² per grid cell | +96.1% |
| 1710 | 0.7251 km² per grid cell | +16.7% |
| 1720 | 0.8253 km² per grid cell | +13.8% |
| 1730 | 0.9425 km² per grid cell | +14.2% |
| 1740 | 1.08 km² per grid cell | +14.6% |
| 1750 | 1.24 km² per grid cell | +15.1% |
| 1760 | 1.44 km² per grid cell | +15.6% |
| 1770 | 1.67 km² per grid cell | +16.1% |
| 1780 | 1.94 km² per grid cell | +16.6% |
| 1790 | 2.28 km² per grid cell | +17.1% |
| 1800 | 2.68 km² per grid cell | +17.7% |
| 1810 | 3.17 km² per grid cell | +18.2% |
| 1820 | 3.59 km² per grid cell | +13.2% |
| 1830 | 4.07 km² per grid cell | +13.3% |
| 1840 | 4.61 km² per grid cell | +13.4% |
| 1850 | 5.24 km² per grid cell | +13.5% |
| 1860 | 5.95 km² per grid cell | +13.6% |
| 1870 | 6.77 km² per grid cell | +13.8% |
| 1880 | 7.72 km² per grid cell | +13.9% |
| 1890 | 8.8 km² per grid cell | +14.0% |
| 1900 | 10.04 km² per grid cell | +14.1% |
| 1910 | 11.46 km² per grid cell | +14.2% |
| 1920 | 12.68 km² per grid cell | +10.7% |
| 1930 | 14.04 km² per grid cell | +10.7% |
| 1940 | 15.56 km² per grid cell | +10.8% |
| 1950 | 17.25 km² per grid cell | +10.8% |
| 1951 | 17.52 km² per grid cell | +1.6% |
| 1952 | 17.89 km² per grid cell | +2.1% |
| 1953 | 18.35 km² per grid cell | +2.6% |
| 1954 | 18.89 km² per grid cell | +3.0% |
| 1955 | 19.51 km² per grid cell | +3.3% |
| 1956 | 20.18 km² per grid cell | +3.4% |
| 1957 | 20.89 km² per grid cell | +3.5% |
| 1958 | 21.59 km² per grid cell | +3.4% |
| 1959 | 22.27 km² per grid cell | +3.1% |
| 1960 | 22.89 km² per grid cell | +2.8% |
| 1961 | 23.45 km² per grid cell | +2.4% |
| 1962 | 23.89 km² per grid cell | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 24.27 km² per grid cell | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 24.63 km² per grid cell | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 24.98 km² per grid cell | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 25.32 km² per grid cell | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 25.66 km² per grid cell | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 26.04 km² per grid cell | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 26.41 km² per grid cell | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 26.75 km² per grid cell | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 27.09 km² per grid cell | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 27.37 km² per grid cell | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 27.56 km² per grid cell | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 27.65 km² per grid cell | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 27.75 km² per grid cell | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 27.93 km² per grid cell | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 28 km² per grid cell | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 28.08 km² per grid cell | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 28.3 km² per grid cell | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 28.75 km² per grid cell | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 28.96 km² per grid cell | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 29.4 km² per grid cell | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 29.98 km² per grid cell | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 30.66 km² per grid cell | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 31.35 km² per grid cell | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 31.99 km² per grid cell | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 32.64 km² per grid cell | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 33.25 km² per grid cell | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 33.78 km² per grid cell | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 34.19 km² per grid cell | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 34.66 km² per grid cell | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 34.99 km² per grid cell | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 35.24 km² per grid cell | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 35.51 km² per grid cell | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 35.85 km² per grid cell | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 36.22 km² per grid cell | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 36.67 km² per grid cell | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 37.16 km² per grid cell | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 37.66 km² per grid cell | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 38.14 km² per grid cell | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 38.51 km² per grid cell | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 38.83 km² per grid cell | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 39.13 km² per grid cell | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 39.42 km² per grid cell | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 39.7 km² per grid cell | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 39.99 km² per grid cell | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 40.28 km² per grid cell | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 40.55 km² per grid cell | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 40.77 km² per grid cell | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 40.95 km² per grid cell | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 41.29 km² per grid cell | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 41.64 km² per grid cell | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 41.99 km² per grid cell | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 42.35 km² per grid cell | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 42.7 km² per grid cell | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 43.05 km² per grid cell | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 43.4 km² per grid cell | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 43.76 km² per grid cell | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 44.11 km² per grid cell | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 44.47 km² per grid cell | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 44.69 km² per grid cell | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 44.91 km² per grid cell | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 45.14 km² per grid cell | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 45.36 km² per grid cell | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 45.59 km² per grid cell | +0.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban area over the long-term in Guadeloupe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1100 | +227.3% | 0.0004 km² per grid cell | 0.0013 km² per grid cell |
| 1200 | +227.3% | 0.0013 km² per grid cell | 0.0042 km² per grid cell |
| 1300 | +227.2% | 0.0042 km² per grid cell | 0.0138 km² per grid cell |
| 1400 | +224.7% | 0.0138 km² per grid cell | 0.0449 km² per grid cell |
| 1500 | +202.0% | 0.0449 km² per grid cell | 0.1356 km² per grid cell |
| 1600 | +133.6% | 0.1356 km² per grid cell | 0.3168 km² per grid cell |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0004 km² per grid cell | 0.0004 km² per grid cell | 0.0004 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.0013 km² per grid cell | 0.0013 km² per grid cell | 0.0013 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.0042 km² per grid cell | 0.0042 km² per grid cell | 0.0042 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.0138 km² per grid cell | 0.0138 km² per grid cell | 0.0138 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.0449 km² per grid cell | 0.0449 km² per grid cell | 0.0449 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.1356 km² per grid cell | 0.1356 km² per grid cell | 0.1356 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.3168 km² per grid cell | 0.3168 km² per grid cell | 0.3168 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.6213 km² per grid cell | 0.6213 km² per grid cell | 0.6213 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.7251 km² per grid cell | 0.7251 km² per grid cell | 0.7251 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.8253 km² per grid cell | 0.8253 km² per grid cell | 0.8253 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.9425 km² per grid cell | 0.9425 km² per grid cell | 0.9425 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1740s | 1.08 km² per grid cell | 1.08 km² per grid cell | 1.08 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1750s | 1.24 km² per grid cell | 1.24 km² per grid cell | 1.24 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1760s | 1.44 km² per grid cell | 1.44 km² per grid cell | 1.44 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1770s | 1.67 km² per grid cell | 1.67 km² per grid cell | 1.67 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1780s | 1.94 km² per grid cell | 1.94 km² per grid cell | 1.94 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1790s | 2.28 km² per grid cell | 2.28 km² per grid cell | 2.28 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1800s | 2.68 km² per grid cell | 2.68 km² per grid cell | 2.68 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1810s | 3.17 km² per grid cell | 3.17 km² per grid cell | 3.17 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1820s | 3.59 km² per grid cell | 3.59 km² per grid cell | 3.59 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1830s | 4.07 km² per grid cell | 4.07 km² per grid cell | 4.07 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1840s | 4.61 km² per grid cell | 4.61 km² per grid cell | 4.61 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1850s | 5.24 km² per grid cell | 5.24 km² per grid cell | 5.24 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1860s | 5.95 km² per grid cell | 5.95 km² per grid cell | 5.95 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1870s | 6.77 km² per grid cell | 6.77 km² per grid cell | 6.77 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1880s | 7.72 km² per grid cell | 7.72 km² per grid cell | 7.72 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1890s | 8.8 km² per grid cell | 8.8 km² per grid cell | 8.8 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1900s | 10.04 km² per grid cell | 10.04 km² per grid cell | 10.04 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1910s | 11.46 km² per grid cell | 11.46 km² per grid cell | 11.46 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1920s | 12.68 km² per grid cell | 12.68 km² per grid cell | 12.68 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1930s | 14.04 km² per grid cell | 14.04 km² per grid cell | 14.04 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1940s | 15.56 km² per grid cell | 15.56 km² per grid cell | 15.56 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1950s | 19.43 km² per grid cell | 17.25 km² per grid cell | 22.27 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 1960s | 24.75 km² per grid cell | 22.89 km² per grid cell | 26.41 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 1970s | 27.65 km² per grid cell | 26.75 km² per grid cell | 28.3 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 1980s | 31.08 km² per grid cell | 28.75 km² per grid cell | 33.78 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.81 km² per grid cell | 34.19 km² per grid cell | 37.66 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.53 km² per grid cell | 38.14 km² per grid cell | 40.77 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.53 km² per grid cell | 40.95 km² per grid cell | 44.11 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.03 km² per grid cell | 44.47 km² per grid cell | 45.59 km² per grid cell | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guadeloupe
- 172 Bhutan 56.15 km² per grid cell compare
- 173 French Guiana 51.9 km² per grid cell compare
- 174 Andorra 49.24 km² per grid cell compare
- 176 Bahrain 44.31 km² per grid cell compare
- 177 Solomon Islands 43.46 km² per grid cell compare
- 178 United States Virgin Islands 41.74 km² per grid cell compare
More reference data data for Guadeloupe
- Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled 1 events (2022)
- Milk production 160.2 tonnes (2006)
- Milk production, annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2006)
- FAO projections of arable land 22,387 hectares (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.09 live births per woman (2023)
- Land area in hectares 162,000 hectares (2023)
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures 24,198 hectares (2023)
- Average age of mothers at childbirth 31.98 years (2023)
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- FAO projections of arable land, annual growth rate -2 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban area over the long-term in Guadeloupe?
- Urban area over the long-term in Guadeloupe was 45.59 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 Guadeloupe?
- The highest recorded value was 45.59 km² per grid cell in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban area over the long-term recorded in Guadeloupe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 km² per grid cell in 1000.
- How does Guadeloupe rank for urban area over the long-term?
- Guadeloupe ranks 175th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban area over the long-term rising or falling in Guadeloupe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guadeloupe 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.