Land area — Area in China, Hong Kong SAR
China, Hong Kong SAR: Land area — Area was 105 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area — Area in China, Hong Kong SAR, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area — area in China, Hong Kong SAR is 105 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area — area in China, Hong Kong SAR peaked at 105 1000 ha in 1995 and was at its lowest, 99 1000 ha, in 1982.
China, Hong Kong SAR ranks 210th of 267 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Land area — Area in China, Hong Kong SAR, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 102 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 102 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 102 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 102 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 102 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 102 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 102 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 102 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 102 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 102 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 102 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 102 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 102 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 102 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 101 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 101 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 100 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 100 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 100 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 100 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 100 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 99 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 99 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 99 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 99 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 99 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 99 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 99 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 99 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 99 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 99 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 99 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 99 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 99 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 105 1000 ha | +6.1% |
| 1996 | 105 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 105 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 105 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 105 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 105 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 105 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 105 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 105 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 105 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 105 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 105 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 105 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 105 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 105 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 105 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 105 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 105 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 105 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 105 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 105 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 105 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 105 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 105 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 105 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 105 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 105 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 105 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 105 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 105 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 102 1000 ha | 102 1000 ha | 102 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 101.2 1000 ha | 100 1000 ha | 102 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 99.2 1000 ha | 99 1000 ha | 100 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 102 1000 ha | 99 1000 ha | 105 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 105 1000 ha | 105 1000 ha | 105 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 105 1000 ha | 105 1000 ha | 105 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 105 1000 ha | 105 1000 ha | 105 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near China, Hong Kong SAR
- 207 Guadeloupe 162 1000 ha compare
- 208 Faroe Islands 137 1000 ha compare
- 209 Martinique 106 1000 ha compare
- 211 Sao Tome and Principe 96 1000 ha compare
- 212 Turks and Caicos Islands 94.82 1000 ha compare
- 213 Kiribati 81.1 1000 ha compare
More environment data for China, Hong Kong SAR
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.01 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.361 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 261 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 293 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 1.57 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 0.03 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 73 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 219 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 824 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area — area in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- Land area — area in China, Hong Kong SAR was 105 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area — area recorded in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- The highest recorded value was 105 1000 ha in 1995.
- What is the lowest land area — area recorded in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- The lowest recorded value was 99 1000 ha in 1982.
- How does China, Hong Kong SAR rank for land area — area?
- China, Hong Kong SAR ranks 210th out of 267 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area — area rising or falling in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China, Hong Kong SAR data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land area — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.