Land use hidden — Total area in Macao
Macao: Land use hidden — Total area was 33 Square kilometres in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use hidden — Total area in Macao, 1961–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Macao recorded 33 Square kilometres for land use hidden — total area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — total area in Macao peaked at 33 Square kilometres in 2021 and was at its lowest, 20 Square kilometres, in 1961.
Macao ranks 197th of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Total area in Macao, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 20 Square kilometres | — |
| 1962 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 20 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 26 Square kilometres | +30.0% |
| 2002 | 27 Square kilometres | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 27 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 28 Square kilometres | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 28 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 28.6 Square kilometres | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 29.2 Square kilometres | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 29.2 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 29.5 Square kilometres | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 29.7 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 29.9 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 29.9 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 30.3 Square kilometres | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 30.3 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 30.4 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 30.5 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 30.8 Square kilometres | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 32.9 Square kilometres | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 32.9 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 32.9 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 33 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 33 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 33 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 33 Square kilometres is below the median for high income countries, which is 22,070 Square kilometres, 0% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Macao's 33 Square kilometres is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 18,580 Square kilometres, 0% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20 Square kilometres | 20 Square kilometres | 20 Square kilometres | 9 |
| 1970s | 20 Square kilometres | 20 Square kilometres | 20 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1980s | 20 Square kilometres | 20 Square kilometres | 20 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1990s | 20 Square kilometres | 20 Square kilometres | 20 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.25 Square kilometres | 20 Square kilometres | 29.5 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.76 Square kilometres | 29.7 Square kilometres | 32.9 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.98 Square kilometres | 32.9 Square kilometres | 33 Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near Macao
More environment data for Macao
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 7.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — total area in Macao?
- Land use hidden — total area in Macao was 33 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — total area recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 33 Square kilometres in 2021.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — total area recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 20 Square kilometres in 1961.
- How does Macao rank for land use hidden — total area?
- Macao ranks 197th out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — total area rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Total area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata