Land used for aquaculture — Area in China, Hong Kong SAR
China, Hong Kong SAR: Land used for aquaculture — Area was 1.8 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land used for aquaculture — Area in China, Hong Kong SAR, 2012–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, land used for aquaculture — area in China, Hong Kong SAR stood at 1.8 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land used for aquaculture — area in China, Hong Kong SAR peaked at 1.8 1000 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.3 1000 ha, in 2020.
China, Hong Kong SAR ranks 14th of 22 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Land used for aquaculture — Area in China, Hong Kong SAR, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1.7 1000 ha | — |
| 2013 | 1.7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.6 1000 ha | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 1.6 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.3 1000 ha | -18.8% |
| 2021 | 1.6 1000 ha | +23.1% |
| 2022 | 1.3 1000 ha | -18.8% |
| 2023 | 1.8 1000 ha | +38.5% |
| 2024 | 1.8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.68 1000 ha | 1.6 1000 ha | 1.7 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.56 1000 ha | 1.3 1000 ha | 1.8 1000 ha | 5 |
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More environment data for China, Hong Kong SAR
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.361 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.01 °C (2025)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 3.91 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 0.03 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 73 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 219 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 261 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 545 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 11,047 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land used for aquaculture — area in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- Land used for aquaculture — area in China, Hong Kong SAR was 1.8 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land used for aquaculture — area recorded in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8 1000 ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest land used for aquaculture — area recorded in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3 1000 ha in 2020.
- How does China, Hong Kong SAR rank for land used for aquaculture — area?
- China, Hong Kong SAR ranks 14th out of 22 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land used for aquaculture — area rising or falling in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China, Hong Kong SAR data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land used for aquaculture — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.