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.

Urban area over the long-term in Taiwan

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

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.

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

Countries ranked near Taiwan

55 United Arab Emirates 2,302 km² per grid cell compare
56 Ethiopia 2,256 km² per grid cell compare
57 Myanmar 2,250 km² per grid cell compare
59 Morocco 2,151 km² per grid cell compare
60 Czechia 2,147 km² per grid cell compare
61 Portugal 2,142 km² per grid cell compare

See the full ranking of 202 places →

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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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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.