Here you can find the links to the different HYDE datasets

HYDE 1.0 (1997)

• Regional breakdown only. Period covered CE 1890 – CE 1990.

HYDE 2.0 (2001)

• Spatial resolution 30 arc min (~2500 km² at equator). Period covered CE 1700 – CE 2000. Population, cropland and pasture only.

HYDE 3.0 (2006)

• Spatial resolution 5 arc min (~85 km² at equator). Period covered CE 1700 – CE 2000. Population, cropland and pasture only.

HYDE 3.1 (2011)

• Spatial resolution 5 arc min (~85 km² at equator). Period covered 10 000 BCE  – CE 2005. Population, cropland and pasture only.

HYDE 3.2 (2017)

• Spatial resolution 5 arc min (~85 km² at equator). Period covered 10 000 BCE  – CE 2020. Incl. irrigated areas, rice, intensive pasture, extensive rangelands.

HYDE 3.3 (2023)

• Spatial resolution 5 arc min (~85 km² at equator). Period covered 10 000 BCE  – CE 2023. Includes radiocarbon archaeological data (onset of agriculture) for Eurasia & ArchaeoGlobe estimates for the rest of the world.
• Use of different remote sensing imagery (MODIS) and statistics (MapBiomas) for Brazil for the 1985-2020 period (MapBiomas_c8), Indonesia for the 2000 – 2020 period (MB 2.0).
• Including an historical Baseline, Lower and Upper scenario
• Extension of the database to year 2023

HYDE 3.4 (2024)

• Use of different remote sensing imagery (MODIS) and statistics (MapBiomas) for Brazil for the 1985-2022 period (MapBiomas_c8), Indonesia for the 2000 – 2022 period (MB 2.0), China for the 1900- 2019 period.
• Extension of the database to year 2024

HYDE 3.5 (2025)

• New FAOSTAT data for 1961 – 2022. Trend function for 2023-2025
• Use of different remote sensing imagery (MODIS) and statistics (MapBiomas) for Brazil for the 1985-2023 period (MapBiomas_c9), Indonesia for the 2000 – 2023 period (MB 3.0), China for the 1900- 2019 period.
• Extension of the database to year 2025

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Global Carbon Budget (2021)

• input for the 2021 GCB | 2016_beta_release dataset

Global Carbon Budget (2022)

• input for the 2022 GCB | Yoda: hyde33_MapBiomas_v12 (C6) dataset.
• Note: different data for Brazil (1985-present) from the MapBiomas project are included.

Global Carbon Budget (2023)

• input for the 2023 GCB | Yoda: hyde33_MapBiomas_c7
• Note: different data for Brazil (1985-present) and for Indonesia (2000-2017) from the MapBiomas project are included.

Global Carbon Budget (2024), in prep.

• input for the 2024 GCB | Yoda: hyde34_MapBiomas_c8
• Note: different data for Brazil (1985-2022), Indonesia (2000-2020) from the MapBiomas project are included. Also new updated data for China are included; based on Yu et al (2022). Forest expansion dominates China’s land carbon sink since 1980. Nature Communications, 13(1), 5374. Yu et al (2021). A historical reconstruction of cropland in China from 1900 to 2016. Earth System Science Data, 13(7), 3203-3218.

Global Carbon Budget (2025), in prep.

• input for the 2025 GCB | Yoda: hyde35_MapBiomas_c9
• Note: different data for Brazil (1985-2023), Indonesia (2000-2023) from the MapBiomas project are included. Data for China based on Yu et al (2022). Forest expansion dominates China’s land carbon sink since 1980. Nature Communications, 13(1), 5374. Yu et al (2021). A historical reconstruction of cropland in China from 1900 to 2016. Earth System Science Data, 13(7), 3203-3218.