Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland was 60.19 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Hong Kong, China, 2005–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Hong Kong, China is 60.19 Square kilometres, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 45.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Hong Kong, China peaked at 60.19 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 23.13 Square kilometres, in 2005.
Hong Kong, China ranks 139th of 169 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 23.13 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 41.24 Square kilometres | +78.3% |
| 2015 | 52.43 Square kilometres | +27.1% |
| 2020 | 58.94 Square kilometres | +12.4% |
| 2022 | 60.19 Square kilometres | +2.1% |
Hong Kong, China compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong, China's 60.19 Square kilometres is below the median for high income countries, which is 453.53 Square kilometres, 13% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong, China's 60.19 Square kilometres is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5,763 Square kilometres, 1% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.13 Square kilometres | 23.13 Square kilometres | 23.13 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 46.83 Square kilometres | 41.24 Square kilometres | 52.43 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 59.56 Square kilometres | 58.94 Square kilometres | 60.19 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China
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 — loss of cropland in Hong Kong, China?
- Land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Hong Kong, China was 60.19 Square kilometres in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 60.19 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.13 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 139th out of 169 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.9%. 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 — Loss of cropland. 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