Urban area over the long-term in Mayotte
Mayotte: Urban area over the long-term was 0.039 km² per grid cell in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Urban area over the long-term in Mayotte, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in km² per grid cell.
Analysis
Mayotte recorded 0.039 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 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban area over the long-term in Mayotte peaked at 0.039 km² per grid cell in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 km² per grid cell, in 1000.
That places Mayotte 202nd out of 202 regions 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 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.0003 km² per grid cell | 0.0003 km² per grid cell | 0.0003 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.0004 km² per grid cell | 0.0004 km² per grid cell | 0.0004 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.0006 km² per grid cell | 0.0006 km² per grid cell | 0.0006 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.0007 km² per grid cell | 0.0007 km² per grid cell | 0.0007 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.0009 km² per grid cell | 0.0009 km² per grid cell | 0.0009 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.0011 km² per grid cell | 0.0011 km² per grid cell | 0.0011 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.0014 km² per grid cell | 0.0014 km² per grid cell | 0.0014 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.0018 km² per grid cell | 0.0018 km² per grid cell | 0.0018 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.0023 km² per grid cell | 0.0023 km² per grid cell | 0.0023 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.003 km² per grid cell | 0.003 km² per grid cell | 0.003 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1810s | 0.0039 km² per grid cell | 0.0039 km² per grid cell | 0.0039 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1820s | 0.0052 km² per grid cell | 0.0052 km² per grid cell | 0.0052 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1830s | 0.0069 km² per grid cell | 0.0069 km² per grid cell | 0.0069 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1840s | 0.0092 km² per grid cell | 0.0092 km² per grid cell | 0.0092 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1850s | 0.0126 km² per grid cell | 0.0126 km² per grid cell | 0.0126 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1860s | 0.0138 km² per grid cell | 0.0138 km² per grid cell | 0.0138 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1870s | 0.0151 km² per grid cell | 0.0151 km² per grid cell | 0.0151 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1880s | 0.0167 km² per grid cell | 0.0167 km² per grid cell | 0.0167 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.0184 km² per grid cell | 0.0184 km² per grid cell | 0.0184 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.0203 km² per grid cell | 0.0203 km² per grid cell | 0.0203 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.0225 km² per grid cell | 0.0225 km² per grid cell | 0.0225 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.025 km² per grid cell | 0.025 km² per grid cell | 0.025 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1930s | 0.0277 km² per grid cell | 0.0277 km² per grid cell | 0.0277 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1940s | 0.0308 km² per grid cell | 0.0308 km² per grid cell | 0.0308 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.0346 km² per grid cell | 0.0343 km² per grid cell | 0.0348 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0352 km² per grid cell | 0.0349 km² per grid cell | 0.0355 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0358 km² per grid cell | 0.0355 km² per grid cell | 0.0361 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0364 km² per grid cell | 0.0362 km² per grid cell | 0.0367 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0371 km² per grid cell | 0.0368 km² per grid cell | 0.0374 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0377 km² per grid cell | 0.0374 km² per grid cell | 0.038 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0384 km² per grid cell | 0.0381 km² per grid cell | 0.0387 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0389 km² per grid cell | 0.0387 km² per grid cell | 0.039 km² per grid cell | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mayotte
- 199 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.9099 km² per grid cell compare
- 200 Anguilla 0.8694 km² per grid cell compare
More reference data data for Mayotte
- Foreign aid received from governments and private foundations 613.53 million constant 2024 US$ (2010)
- Foreign aid received by income group 613.53 million constant 2024 US$ (2010)
- Foreign aid received 613.53 million constant 2024 US$ (2010)
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans 571.96 million constant 2024 US$ (2010)
- Foreign aid received per capita 2,958 constant 2024 US$ (2010)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 4.62 live births per woman (2023)
- Land area in hectares 36,626 hectares (2023)
- Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures 0.03 percent (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 4.62 live births per woman (2023)
- FAO projections of arable land 19,389 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban area over the long-term in Mayotte?
- Urban area over the long-term in Mayotte was 0.039 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 Mayotte?
- The highest recorded value was 0.039 km² per grid cell in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban area over the long-term recorded in Mayotte?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 km² per grid cell in 1000.
- How does Mayotte rank for urban area over the long-term?
- Mayotte ranks 202nd out of 202 regions with data for 2025.
- Is urban area over the long-term rising or falling in Mayotte?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mayotte 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.