Macao vs Pitcairn: Land area in hectares
Macao
3,300 hectares
in 2023
Pitcairn
4,700 hectares
in 2023
Macao rank
226th
Pitcairn rank
223rd
Land area in hectares over time
- Macao
- Pitcairn
How they compare
Pitcairn currently reports 4,700 hectares against 3,300 hectares in Macao, a difference of 1,400 hectares.
That makes Pitcairn's figure about 1.4 times Macao's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Pitcairn has been ahead every year.
Macao ranks 226th and Pitcairn ranks 223rd of 233 countries.
Pitcairn has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Macao | Pitcairn | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,000 hectares | 4,700 hectares | 2,700 hectares | Pitcairn |
| 1970s | 2,000 hectares | 4,700 hectares | 2,700 hectares | Pitcairn |
| 1980s | 2,000 hectares | 4,700 hectares | 2,700 hectares | Pitcairn |
| 1990s | 2,000 hectares | 4,700 hectares | 2,700 hectares | Pitcairn |
| 2000s | 2,725 hectares | 4,700 hectares | 1,975 hectares | Pitcairn |
| 2010s | 3,076 hectares | 4,700 hectares | 1,624 hectares | Pitcairn |
| 2020s | 3,298 hectares | 4,700 hectares | 1,402 hectares | Pitcairn |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area in hectares, Macao or Pitcairn?
- Pitcairn, at 4,700 hectares against 3,300 hectares in Macao as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land area in hectares between Macao and Pitcairn?
- 1,400 hectares, with Pitcairn ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Macao and Pitcairn?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Macao and Pitcairn rank globally for land area in hectares?
- Macao ranks 226th and Pitcairn ranks 223rd of 233 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Land area in hectares. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total land area, measured in hectares. 100 hectares is one square kilometer. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.