Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 0.95 percent in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.95 percent
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
188th
of 209 countries
All-time high
1.01 percent
in 1982
All-time low
0.95 percent
in 1995
Years of data
44
1980–2023
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Hong Kong, 1980–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
In 2023, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Hong Kong stood at 0.95 percent. That is the lowest value across all 44 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Hong Kong peaked at 1.01 percent in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.95 percent, in 1995.
Hong Kong ranks 188th of 209 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1 percent | — |
| 1981 | 1 percent | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.01 percent | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 1.01 percent | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.01 percent | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1.01 percent | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1.01 percent | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1.01 percent | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1.01 percent | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.01 percent | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1.01 percent | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1.01 percent | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.01 percent | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.01 percent | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.01 percent | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.95 percent | -5.9% |
| 1996 | 0.95 percent | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.95 percent | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.95 percent | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.95 percent | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.95 percent | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.95 percent | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.95 percent | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.95 percent | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.95 percent | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.95 percent | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.95 percent | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.95 percent | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.95 percent | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.95 percent | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.95 percent | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.95 percent | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.95 percent | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.95 percent | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.95 percent | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.95 percent | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.95 percent | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.95 percent | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.95 percent | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.95 percent | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.95 percent | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.95 percent | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.95 percent | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.95 percent | +0.0% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 0.95 percent is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.66 percent, 10% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 0.95 percent is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.93 percent, 32% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.01 percent | 1 percent | 1.01 percent | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.98 percent | 0.95 percent | 1.01 percent | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.95 percent | 0.95 percent | 0.95 percent | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.95 percent | 0.95 percent | 0.95 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.95 percent | 0.95 percent | 0.95 percent | 4 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
- 185 Trinidad and Tobago 1.36 percent compare
- 186 Sweden 1.11 percent compare
- 187 Sao Tome and Principe 1.04 percent compare
- 189 Malaysia 0.87 percent compare
- 190 Japan 0.85 percent compare
- 191 Northern Mariana Islands 0.8 percent compare
More reference data data for Hong Kong
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 6.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.0002 (1990)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Enteric Fermentation 6.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 20.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 1.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 11.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0041 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Hong Kong?
- Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Hong Kong was 0.95 percent in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 percent in 1982.
- What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.95 percent in 1995.
- How does Hong Kong rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Hong Kong ranks 188th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).