Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces was 55.77 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Hong Kong, China, 2005–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
In 2022, land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Hong Kong, China stood at 55.77 Square kilometres. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 69.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Hong Kong, China peaked at 55.77 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 18.03 Square kilometres, in 2005.
Hong Kong, China ranks 138th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 18.03 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 32.89 Square kilometres | +82.4% |
| 2015 | 44.99 Square kilometres | +36.8% |
| 2020 | 54.85 Square kilometres | +21.9% |
| 2022 | 55.77 Square kilometres | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.03 Square kilometres | 18.03 Square kilometres | 18.03 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 38.94 Square kilometres | 32.89 Square kilometres | 44.99 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 55.31 Square kilometres | 54.85 Square kilometres | 55.77 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China
- 135 Luxembourg 64.11 Square kilometres compare
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- 137 Mauritius 56.88 Square kilometres compare
- 139 Papua New Guinea 54.85 Square kilometres compare
- 140 Guinea-Bissau 46.57 Square kilometres compare
- 141 Belize 37.87 Square kilometres compare
More environment data for Hong Kong, China
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.54 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.05 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -38.11 Percentage change (2024)
- Total fisheries production 94,832 metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 92,253 metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 2,579 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.1753 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.1578 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0539 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Hong Kong, China?
- Land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Hong Kong, China was 55.77 Square kilometres in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 55.77 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.03 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 138th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong, China data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The land cover dataset provides a global assessment of land cover and land cover change to monitor pressures on ecosystems and biodiversity. By using geospatial data with high spatio-temporal resolution, it develops a set of internationally comparable indicators with a long time series and a five-year interval from 2000 to 2022 for the Climate Change Initiative Land Cover dataset, and from 1975 to 2030 for the Global Human Settlement Layer dataset. Please see the working paper for a more complete description of the methods. The dataset has a global coverage on the national level, while on the sub-national TL2 level (i.e. large subnational regions) results are reported for all OECD countries as well as for Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa. The following country aggregates are included: Euro area, European Union, Advanced economies, Emerging market economies, G7, G20, OECD, OECD Europe, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Americas, the LAC region and the World. Data source(s): Climate Change Initiative land cover data and Global Human Settlement Layer built-up area data. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Database documentation