Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Land use hidden — Land area, per capita was 0.0001 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0001 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
178th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.0003 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0001 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Hong Kong, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — land area, per capita in Hong Kong stood at 0.0001 Square kilometres per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — land area, per capita in Hong Kong peaked at 0.0003 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
Hong Kong ranks 178th of 181 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | -4.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -5.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 0.0001 Square kilometres per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0068 Square kilometres per person, 2% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 0.0001 Square kilometres per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0071 Square kilometres per person, 2% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
- 175 Maldives 0.0006 Square kilometres per person compare
- 176 Bahrain 0.0005 Square kilometres per person compare
- 177 Gibraltar 0.0003 Square kilometres per person compare
- 179 Singapore 0.0001 Square kilometres per person compare
- 180 Monaco 0.0001 Square kilometres per person compare
- 181 Macao 0 Square kilometres per person compare
More environment data for Hong Kong
- 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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 9.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit of 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — land area, per capita in Hong Kong?
- Land use hidden — land area, per capita in Hong Kong was 0.0001 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0003 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Hong Kong rank for land use hidden — land area, per capita?
- Hong Kong ranks 178th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — land area, per capita rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Land area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Land area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Land area Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.