Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Land use hidden — Other areas, 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
170th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.0003 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0001 Square kilometres per person
in 2019
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Hong Kong, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — other areas, per capita in Hong Kong is 0.0001 Square kilometres per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — other areas, 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 2019.
Hong Kong ranks 170th 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 — Other areas, 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 | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 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 | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -5.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -3.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 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 | +0.1% |
| 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 | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 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 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | +1.4% |
| 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 0.0017 Square kilometres per person, 8% 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 0.0016 Square kilometres per person, 9% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | 0.0002 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 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | 0.0001 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
- 167 Rwanda 0.0002 Square kilometres per person compare
- 168 Tuvalu 0.0002 Square kilometres per person compare
- 169 Jamaica 0.0002 Square kilometres per person compare
- 171 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0001 Square kilometres per person compare
- 172 Bangladesh 0.0001 Square kilometres per person compare
- 173 Burundi 0.0001 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 — other areas, per capita in Hong Kong?
- Land use hidden — other areas, 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 — other areas, 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 — other areas, per capita recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 Square kilometres per person in 2019.
- How does Hong Kong rank for land use hidden — other areas, per capita?
- Hong Kong ranks 170th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — other areas, per capita rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. 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 — Other areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Other areas 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 — Other areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Other areas 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 — Other areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.