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Population density

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Built and Natural EnvironmentUrban Form MetricsBECPOPDENS

Variable Definition

Population per square kilometer in all the urban patches or administrative area inside the geographic boundary. Interpretation: A higher value indicates a denser urban development pattern.

Variable Information

Variable Name
BECPOPDENS
Observation Type
area-level
Value Type
double
Domain
Built and Natural Environment
Subdomain
Urban Form Metrics

Coverage

Years Available
1997-2021
Countries
Argentina, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru
Geographic Levels
L1ADL1UXL1XSL2L2_5L3
Public Access
ⓘ Restricted (Contact salurbal.data@drexel.edu)

Data Availability by Country and Year

YearARBRCLCOCRGTMXPASVPENI
1997
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1
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1998
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1
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1999
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1
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2000
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1
1
1
1
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1
1
1
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2001
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1
1
1
1
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1
1
1
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2002
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1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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2003
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1
1
1
1
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1
1
1
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2004
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1
1
1
1
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1
1
1
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2005
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1
1
1
1
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1
1
1
1
1
2006
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1
1
1
1
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1
1
1
1
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2007
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1
1
1
1
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1
1
1
1
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2008
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1
1
1
1
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1
1
1
1
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2009
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2010
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2011
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2012
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2013
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2014
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2015
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2016
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2017
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2018
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2019
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2020
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2021
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1
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Data Sources

ISO2YearSource
AR2009-2020Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC), Argentina; High spatiotemporal resolution mapping of global urban change from 1985 to 2015; Global Urban Footprint (GUF), 2012
AR2009-2020Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC), Argentina; Argentina Secretaria de Energia Radios Censales from Argentina Ministerio de Energía y Minería.Secretaría de Coordinación de Planeamiento Energético.Dirección Nacional de Información Energética.Tecnología de la Información.
BR2000-2020Ministério da Saúde, Brazil; High spatiotemporal resolution mapping of global urban change from 1985 to 2015; Global Urban Footprint (GUF), 2012
BR2000-2020Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE), Brazil; Brazil 2010 setor censitario boundaries aligned with 2019 boundaries for 12 cities from Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE)
CL2000-2020Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Chile; High spatiotemporal resolution mapping of global urban change from 1985 to 2015; Global Urban Footprint (GUF), 2012
CL2000-2020Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas (INE), Chile; Chile administrative boundaries by region 2016 from Infraestructura de Datos Geoespaciales (IDE), Ministerio de Bienes Nacionales
CO1997-2021Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE), Colombia; High spatiotemporal resolution mapping of global urban change from 1985 to 2015; Global Urban Footprint (GUF), 2012
CO1997-2021Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE), Colombia; Colombia Sectores Urbanos 2012 from Sistema de Informacion Geografica Para La Paneaciony El Ordenamiento Territorial (SIG-OT)
CR2000-2020Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INEC), Costa Rica; High spatiotemporal resolution mapping of global urban change from 1985 to 2015; Global Urban Footprint (GUF), 2012
CR2000-2020Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INEC), Costa Rica; Costa Rica Distritos 2014 from SNIT-Costa Rica via INCAP
GT2002;2009-2020Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Guatemala; Guatemala Boundaries - 2002 from Instituto National de Estadistica (INE)
GT2009-2020Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Guatemala; High spatiotemporal resolution mapping of global urban change from 1985 to 2015; Global Urban Footprint (GUF), 2012
MX2000-2020Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI), Mexico; High spatiotemporal resolution mapping of global urban change from 1985 to 2015; Global Urban Footprint (GUF), 2012
MX2000-2020Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI), México; Mexico Administrative Boundaries 2010v5 from Instituto Nacional de Estadistica, Geografia e Informatica (INEGI)
NI2005High spatiotemporal resolution mapping of global urban change from 1985 to 2015; Global Urban Footprint (GUF), 2012
NI2005;2009-2020Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas y Censos (INIDE), Nicaragua
PA2000-2020Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censo (INEC), Panama; High spatiotemporal resolution mapping of global urban change from 1985 to 2015; Global Urban Footprint (GUF), 2012
PA2000-2020Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censo (INEC), Panamá; Shapefiles for the Panama Census 2010 from Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Censos (INEC)
PE2005-2020Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Informática (INEI), Peru; High spatiotemporal resolution mapping of global urban change from 1985 to 2015; Global Urban Footprint (GUF), 2012
PE2005-2020Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI), Peru; Peru Zona Censal Boundaries - 2017 from Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Informatica (INEI)
SV2000-2020Dirección General de Estadística y Censos (DIGESTYC), El Salvador; High spatiotemporal resolution mapping of global urban change from 1985 to 2015; Global Urban Footprint (GUF), 2012
SV2000-2020Dirección General de Estadística y Censos (DIGESTYC), El Salvador

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