Civil liberties rating, per square kilometre in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Civil liberties rating, per square kilometre was 0.0038 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Civil liberties rating, per square kilometre in Hong Kong, 1972–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for civil liberties rating, per square kilometre in Hong Kong is 0.0038 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil liberties rating, per square kilometre in Hong Kong peaked at 0.0038 units per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0019 units per square kilometre, in 1995.
That places Hong Kong 15th out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Civil liberties rating, per square kilometre in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1974 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.003 units per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1989 | 0.003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 1994 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0038 units per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0038 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0038 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 0.0038 units per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0 units per square kilometre, 151.4× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 0.0038 units per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0001 units per square kilometre, 65.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.002 units per square kilometre | 0.002 units per square kilometre | 0.002 units per square kilometre | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | 0.002 units per square kilometre | 0.003 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.0026 units per square kilometre | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | 0.003 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.002 units per square kilometre | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0036 units per square kilometre | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | 0.0038 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
- 12 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0045 units per square kilometre compare
- 13 Seychelles 0.0043 units per square kilometre compare
- 14 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0038 units per square kilometre compare
- 16 Tonga 0.0028 units per square kilometre compare
- 17 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0026 units per square kilometre compare
- 18 Barbados 0.0023 units 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 civil liberties rating, per square kilometre in Hong Kong?
- Civil liberties rating, per square kilometre in Hong Kong was 0.0038 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest civil liberties rating, per square kilometre recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0038 units per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest civil liberties rating, per square kilometre recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0019 units per square kilometre in 1995.
- How does Hong Kong rank for civil liberties rating, per square kilometre?
- Hong Kong ranks 15th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is civil liberties rating, per square kilometre rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Civil liberties rating, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Civil liberties rating 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.
Civil liberties rating ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Civil liberties rating Freedom House (2026) – processed 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
Civil liberties rating 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.