Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre was 0.9524 hectares per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Hong Kong, 1980–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Hong Kong is 0.9524 hectares per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 44 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Hong Kong peaked at 1.01 hectares per square kilometre in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.9524 hectares per square kilometre, in 1995.
Hong Kong ranks 178th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | hectares per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1 hectares per square kilometre | — |
| 1981 | 1 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.01 hectares per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 1.01 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.01 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1.01 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1.01 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1.01 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1.01 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.01 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1.01 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1.01 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.01 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.01 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.01 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.9524 hectares per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1996 | 0.9524 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.9524 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9524 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9524 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9524 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9524 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9524 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9524 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9524 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9524 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9524 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9524 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9524 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9524 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9524 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9524 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9524 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9524 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9524 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9524 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9524 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9524 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9524 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9524 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9524 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9524 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9524 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9524 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 0.9524 hectares per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.66 hectares per square kilometre, 10% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 0.9524 hectares per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.93 hectares per square kilometre, 32% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.01 hectares per square kilometre | 1 hectares per square kilometre | 1.01 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9812 hectares per square kilometre | 0.9524 hectares per square kilometre | 1.01 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9524 hectares per square kilometre | 0.9524 hectares per square kilometre | 0.9524 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9524 hectares per square kilometre | 0.9524 hectares per square kilometre | 0.9524 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9524 hectares per square kilometre | 0.9524 hectares per square kilometre | 0.9524 hectares per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
- 175 Trinidad and Tobago 1.36 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 176 Sweden 1.11 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 177 Sao Tome and Principe 1.04 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 179 Malaysia 0.8674 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 180 Japan 0.8503 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 181 Northern Mariana Islands 0.8043 hectares per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Hong Kong
- 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 - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0072 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (1990)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0072 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.004 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0056 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0052 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0347 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (1990)
Frequently asked questions
- What is area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Hong Kong?
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Hong Kong was 0.9524 hectares per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 hectares per square kilometre in 1982.
- What is the lowest area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9524 hectares per square kilometre in 1995.
- How does Hong Kong rank for area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre?
- Hong Kong ranks 178th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Area of permanent meadows and pastures divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Area of permanent meadows and pastures ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Area of permanent meadows and pastures divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.