Table 4.
Top 31 largest urban agglomerations’ annual urban area growth rates in Seto’s and the GUGPS datasets (Inf in Seto’s group indicates that no original urban area was presented in the year 2000).
| Rank | City | Country | Abbreviation | SETO (%) | GUGSP (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tokyo | Japan | JPN | 2.88 | 0.15 |
| 2 | Delhi | India | IND | Inf | 0.27 |
| 3 | Shanghai | China | CHN | 6.52 | 2.53 |
| 4 | Mumbai (Bombay) | India | IND | 4.26 | 0.11 |
| 5 | Sao Paulo | Brazil | BRA | 3.99 | 5.68 |
| 6 | Beijing | China | CHN | 4.03 | 1.69 |
| 7 | Ciudad de Maxico (Mexico City) | Mexico | MEX | 4.68 | 0.09 |
| 8 | Kinki MMA (Osaka) | Japan | JPN | 2.77 | 0.13 |
| 9 | Al Qahirah (Cairo) | Egypt | EGY | 7.35 | 0.36 |
| 10 | New York Newark | USA | USA | 1.86 | 0.21 |
| 11 | Dhaka | Bangladesh | BGD | 9.95 | 1.6 |
| 12 | Karachi | Pakistan | PAK | 3.58 | 0.25 |
| 13 | Buenos Aires | Argentina | ARG | 3.51 | 1.59 |
| 14 | Kolkata (Calcutta) | India | IND | 9.51 | 0.25 |
| 15 | Istanbul | Turkey | TUR | 4.25 | 3.33 |
| 16 | Chongqing | China | CHN | Inf | 0.11 |
| 17 | Lagos | Nigeria | NGA | 7.74 | 1.42 |
| 18 | Manila | Philippines | PHL | 4.66 | 0.2 |
| 19 | Guangzhou, Guangdong | China | CHN | 3.74 | 3.96 |
| 20 | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | BRA | 2.99 | 0.12 |
| 21 | Los Angeles Long Beach Santa Ana | USA | USA | 1.22 | 0.65 |
| 22 | Moskva (Moscow) | Russian Federation | RUS | 1.87 | 0.13 |
| 23 | Kinshasa | Democratic Republic of the Congo | COD | 4.59 | 5.42 |
| 24 | Tianjin | China | CHN | 4.28 | 1.06 |
| 25 | Paris | France | FRA | Inf | 0.15 |
| 26 | Shenzhen | China | CHN | 3.78 | 4.73 |
| 27 | Jakarta | Indonesia | IDN | 4.74 | 2.11 |
| 28 | Bangalore | India | IND | Inf | 0.16 |
| 29 | London | United Kingdom | GBR | 4.29 | 0.29 |
| 30 | Chennai (Madras) | India | IND | 2.3 | 0.29 |
| 31 | Lima | Peru | PER | 2.61 | 0.04 |