Urban area over the long-term in Taiwan
Taiwan: Urban area over the long-term was 2,214 km² per grid cell in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
2,214 km² per grid cell
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
58th
of 202 countries
All-time high
2,214 km² per grid cell
in 2025
All-time low
0.0003 km² per grid cell
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Urban area over the long-term in Taiwan, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in km² per grid cell.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban area over the long-term in Taiwan is 2,214 km² per grid cell, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban area over the long-term in Taiwan peaked at 2,214 km² per grid cell in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 km² per grid cell, in 1000.
Taiwan ranks 58th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Urban area over the long-term in Taiwan, year by year
| Year | km² per grid cell | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.0003 km² per grid cell | — |
| 1100 | 0.0012 km² per grid cell | +260.0% |
| 1200 | 0.0041 km² per grid cell | +250.0% |
| 1300 | 0.014 km² per grid cell | +242.9% |
| 1400 | 0.0474 km² per grid cell | +237.5% |
| 1500 | 0.158 km² per grid cell | +233.3% |
| 1600 | 0.4741 km² per grid cell | +200.0% |
| 1700 | 7.11 km² per grid cell | +1400.0% |
| 1710 | 9.11 km² per grid cell | +28.2% |
| 1720 | 10.51 km² per grid cell | +15.3% |
| 1730 | 12.11 km² per grid cell | +15.3% |
| 1740 | 13.97 km² per grid cell | +15.3% |
| 1750 | 16.1 km² per grid cell | +15.3% |
| 1760 | 18.56 km² per grid cell | +15.3% |
| 1770 | 21.4 km² per grid cell | +15.3% |
| 1780 | 24.67 km² per grid cell | +15.3% |
| 1790 | 28.45 km² per grid cell | +15.3% |
| 1800 | 32.79 km² per grid cell | +15.3% |
| 1810 | 37.81 km² per grid cell | +15.3% |
| 1820 | 43.59 km² per grid cell | +15.3% |
| 1830 | 49.07 km² per grid cell | +12.6% |
| 1840 | 55.6 km² per grid cell | +13.3% |
| 1850 | 62.99 km² per grid cell | +13.3% |
| 1860 | 71.27 km² per grid cell | +13.1% |
| 1870 | 80.54 km² per grid cell | +13.0% |
| 1880 | 91.1 km² per grid cell | +13.1% |
| 1890 | 102.8 km² per grid cell | +12.8% |
| 1900 | 127.91 km² per grid cell | +24.4% |
| 1910 | 155.07 km² per grid cell | +21.2% |
| 1920 | 176.24 km² per grid cell | +13.6% |
| 1930 | 195.59 km² per grid cell | +11.0% |
| 1940 | 204.61 km² per grid cell | +4.6% |
| 1950 | 216.85 km² per grid cell | +6.0% |
| 1951 | 222.96 km² per grid cell | +2.8% |
| 1952 | 229.78 km² per grid cell | +3.1% |
| 1953 | 237.42 km² per grid cell | +3.3% |
| 1954 | 245.99 km² per grid cell | +3.6% |
| 1955 | 255.51 km² per grid cell | +3.9% |
| 1956 | 266 km² per grid cell | +4.1% |
| 1957 | 277.38 km² per grid cell | +4.3% |
| 1958 | 289.61 km² per grid cell | +4.4% |
| 1959 | 302.58 km² per grid cell | +4.5% |
| 1960 | 316.24 km² per grid cell | +4.5% |
| 1961 | 332.01 km² per grid cell | +5.0% |
| 1962 | 349.7 km² per grid cell | +5.3% |
| 1963 | 368.37 km² per grid cell | +5.3% |
| 1964 | 388.3 km² per grid cell | +5.4% |
| 1965 | 409.58 km² per grid cell | +5.5% |
| 1966 | 432.43 km² per grid cell | +5.6% |
| 1967 | 464.96 km² per grid cell | +7.5% |
| 1968 | 502.55 km² per grid cell | +8.1% |
| 1969 | 542.21 km² per grid cell | +7.9% |
| 1970 | 583.86 km² per grid cell | +7.7% |
| 1971 | 621.02 km² per grid cell | +6.4% |
| 1972 | 658.03 km² per grid cell | +6.0% |
| 1973 | 691.78 km² per grid cell | +5.1% |
| 1974 | 726.23 km² per grid cell | +5.0% |
| 1975 | 761.23 km² per grid cell | +4.8% |
| 1976 | 801.95 km² per grid cell | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 844.36 km² per grid cell | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 887.81 km² per grid cell | +5.1% |
| 1979 | 932.78 km² per grid cell | +5.1% |
| 1980 | 978.8 km² per grid cell | +4.9% |
| 1981 | 1,018 km² per grid cell | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 1,121 km² per grid cell | +10.2% |
| 1983 | 1,171 km² per grid cell | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 1,218 km² per grid cell | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 1,259 km² per grid cell | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 1,303 km² per grid cell | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 1,349 km² per grid cell | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 1,394 km² per grid cell | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 1,439 km² per grid cell | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 1,481 km² per grid cell | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 1,525 km² per grid cell | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 1,564 km² per grid cell | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 1,602 km² per grid cell | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 1,641 km² per grid cell | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 1,681 km² per grid cell | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 1,716 km² per grid cell | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 1,749 km² per grid cell | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 1,783 km² per grid cell | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 1,816 km² per grid cell | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 1,849 km² per grid cell | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 1,872 km² per grid cell | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 1,894 km² per grid cell | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 1,917 km² per grid cell | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 1,940 km² per grid cell | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 1,964 km² per grid cell | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 1,982 km² per grid cell | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 2,002 km² per grid cell | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 2,021 km² per grid cell | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 2,040 km² per grid cell | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 2,060 km² per grid cell | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 2,072 km² per grid cell | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 2,084 km² per grid cell | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 2,096 km² per grid cell | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 2,108 km² per grid cell | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 2,121 km² per grid cell | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 2,132 km² per grid cell | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 2,144 km² per grid cell | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 2,156 km² per grid cell | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 2,167 km² per grid cell | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 2,179 km² per grid cell | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 2,186 km² per grid cell | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 2,193 km² per grid cell | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 2,200 km² per grid cell | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 2,207 km² per grid cell | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 2,214 km² per grid cell | +0.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban area over the long-term in Taiwan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1700 | +1400.0% | 0.4741 km² per grid cell | 7.11 km² per grid cell |
| 1100 | +260.0% | 0.0003 km² per grid cell | 0.0012 km² per grid cell |
| 1200 | +250.0% | 0.0012 km² per grid cell | 0.0041 km² per grid cell |
| 1300 | +242.9% | 0.0041 km² per grid cell | 0.014 km² per grid cell |
| 1400 | +237.5% | 0.014 km² per grid cell | 0.0474 km² per grid cell |
| 1500 | +233.3% | 0.0474 km² per grid cell | 0.158 km² per grid cell |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0003 km² per grid cell | 0.0003 km² per grid cell | 0.0003 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.0012 km² per grid cell | 0.0012 km² per grid cell | 0.0012 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.0041 km² per grid cell | 0.0041 km² per grid cell | 0.0041 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.014 km² per grid cell | 0.014 km² per grid cell | 0.014 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.0474 km² per grid cell | 0.0474 km² per grid cell | 0.0474 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.158 km² per grid cell | 0.158 km² per grid cell | 0.158 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.4741 km² per grid cell | 0.4741 km² per grid cell | 0.4741 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1700s | 7.11 km² per grid cell | 7.11 km² per grid cell | 7.11 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1710s | 9.11 km² per grid cell | 9.11 km² per grid cell | 9.11 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1720s | 10.51 km² per grid cell | 10.51 km² per grid cell | 10.51 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1730s | 12.11 km² per grid cell | 12.11 km² per grid cell | 12.11 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1740s | 13.97 km² per grid cell | 13.97 km² per grid cell | 13.97 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1750s | 16.1 km² per grid cell | 16.1 km² per grid cell | 16.1 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1760s | 18.56 km² per grid cell | 18.56 km² per grid cell | 18.56 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1770s | 21.4 km² per grid cell | 21.4 km² per grid cell | 21.4 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1780s | 24.67 km² per grid cell | 24.67 km² per grid cell | 24.67 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1790s | 28.45 km² per grid cell | 28.45 km² per grid cell | 28.45 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1800s | 32.79 km² per grid cell | 32.79 km² per grid cell | 32.79 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1810s | 37.81 km² per grid cell | 37.81 km² per grid cell | 37.81 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1820s | 43.59 km² per grid cell | 43.59 km² per grid cell | 43.59 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1830s | 49.07 km² per grid cell | 49.07 km² per grid cell | 49.07 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1840s | 55.6 km² per grid cell | 55.6 km² per grid cell | 55.6 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1850s | 62.99 km² per grid cell | 62.99 km² per grid cell | 62.99 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1860s | 71.27 km² per grid cell | 71.27 km² per grid cell | 71.27 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1870s | 80.54 km² per grid cell | 80.54 km² per grid cell | 80.54 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1880s | 91.1 km² per grid cell | 91.1 km² per grid cell | 91.1 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1890s | 102.8 km² per grid cell | 102.8 km² per grid cell | 102.8 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1900s | 127.91 km² per grid cell | 127.91 km² per grid cell | 127.91 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1910s | 155.07 km² per grid cell | 155.07 km² per grid cell | 155.07 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1920s | 176.24 km² per grid cell | 176.24 km² per grid cell | 176.24 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1930s | 195.59 km² per grid cell | 195.59 km² per grid cell | 195.59 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1940s | 204.61 km² per grid cell | 204.61 km² per grid cell | 204.61 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1950s | 254.41 km² per grid cell | 216.85 km² per grid cell | 302.58 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 1960s | 410.64 km² per grid cell | 316.24 km² per grid cell | 542.21 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 1970s | 750.91 km² per grid cell | 583.86 km² per grid cell | 932.78 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,225 km² per grid cell | 978.8 km² per grid cell | 1,439 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,656 km² per grid cell | 1,481 km² per grid cell | 1,816 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,948 km² per grid cell | 1,849 km² per grid cell | 2,040 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,114 km² per grid cell | 2,060 km² per grid cell | 2,167 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,197 km² per grid cell | 2,179 km² per grid cell | 2,214 km² per grid cell | 6 |
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More reference data data for Taiwan
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 2,323 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 111.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 46.04 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0594 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4506 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 360.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 2,013 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban area over the long-term in Taiwan?
- Urban area over the long-term in Taiwan was 2,214 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 Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 2,214 km² per grid cell in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban area over the long-term recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 km² per grid cell in 1000.
- How does Taiwan rank for urban area over the long-term?
- Taiwan ranks 58th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban area over the long-term rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Taiwan 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.