Urban area over the long-term in Spain
Spain: Urban area over the long-term was 6,890 km² per grid cell in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
6,890 km² per grid cell
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
21st
of 202 countries
All-time high
6,890 km² per grid cell
in 2025
All-time low
94.4 km² per grid cell
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Urban area over the long-term in Spain, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in km² per grid cell.
Analysis
Spain recorded 6,890 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 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban area over the long-term in Spain peaked at 6,890 km² per grid cell in 2025 and was at its lowest, 94.4 km² per grid cell, in 1000.
Spain ranks 21st of 202 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 | 94.4 km² per grid cell | 94.4 km² per grid cell | 94.4 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1100s | 114.38 km² per grid cell | 114.38 km² per grid cell | 114.38 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1200s | 104.29 km² per grid cell | 104.29 km² per grid cell | 104.29 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1300s | 380.03 km² per grid cell | 380.03 km² per grid cell | 380.03 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1400s | 180.26 km² per grid cell | 180.26 km² per grid cell | 180.26 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1500s | 128.02 km² per grid cell | 128.02 km² per grid cell | 128.02 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1600s | 211.64 km² per grid cell | 211.64 km² per grid cell | 211.64 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1700s | 244.37 km² per grid cell | 244.37 km² per grid cell | 244.37 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1710s | 279.68 km² per grid cell | 279.68 km² per grid cell | 279.68 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1720s | 291.5 km² per grid cell | 291.5 km² per grid cell | 291.5 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1730s | 303.8 km² per grid cell | 303.8 km² per grid cell | 303.8 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1740s | 316.61 km² per grid cell | 316.61 km² per grid cell | 316.61 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1750s | 329.93 km² per grid cell | 329.93 km² per grid cell | 329.93 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1760s | 334.24 km² per grid cell | 334.24 km² per grid cell | 334.24 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1770s | 338.51 km² per grid cell | 338.51 km² per grid cell | 338.51 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1780s | 342.74 km² per grid cell | 342.74 km² per grid cell | 342.74 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1790s | 346.9 km² per grid cell | 346.9 km² per grid cell | 346.9 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1800s | 351 km² per grid cell | 351 km² per grid cell | 351 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1810s | 402.06 km² per grid cell | 402.06 km² per grid cell | 402.06 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1820s | 456.02 km² per grid cell | 456.02 km² per grid cell | 456.02 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1830s | 533.39 km² per grid cell | 533.39 km² per grid cell | 533.39 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1840s | 578.88 km² per grid cell | 578.88 km² per grid cell | 578.88 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1850s | 683.02 km² per grid cell | 683.02 km² per grid cell | 683.02 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1860s | 809.28 km² per grid cell | 809.28 km² per grid cell | 809.28 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1870s | 912.78 km² per grid cell | 912.78 km² per grid cell | 912.78 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1880s | 1,025 km² per grid cell | 1,025 km² per grid cell | 1,025 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1890s | 1,140 km² per grid cell | 1,140 km² per grid cell | 1,140 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1900s | 1,234 km² per grid cell | 1,234 km² per grid cell | 1,234 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1910s | 1,397 km² per grid cell | 1,397 km² per grid cell | 1,397 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1920s | 1,575 km² per grid cell | 1,575 km² per grid cell | 1,575 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1930s | 1,831 km² per grid cell | 1,831 km² per grid cell | 1,831 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1940s | 2,110 km² per grid cell | 2,110 km² per grid cell | 2,110 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1950s | 2,595 km² per grid cell | 2,397 km² per grid cell | 2,801 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 1960s | 3,219 km² per grid cell | 2,851 km² per grid cell | 3,613 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 1970s | 4,091 km² per grid cell | 3,705 km² per grid cell | 4,476 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,735 km² per grid cell | 4,554 km² per grid cell | 4,871 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,999 km² per grid cell | 4,898 km² per grid cell | 5,109 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,554 km² per grid cell | 5,158 km² per grid cell | 5,931 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,300 km² per grid cell | 6,012 km² per grid cell | 6,591 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,773 km² per grid cell | 6,658 km² per grid cell | 6,890 km² per grid cell | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is urban area over the long-term in Spain?
- Urban area over the long-term in Spain was 6,890 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 6,890 km² per grid cell in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban area over the long-term recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.4 km² per grid cell in 1000.
- How does Spain rank for urban area over the long-term?
- Spain ranks 21st out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban area over the long-term rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Spain 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.