Land area in hectares, per capita in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Land area in hectares, per capita was 0.0139 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land area in hectares, per capita in Hong Kong, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Hong Kong recorded 0.0139 hectares per person for land area in hectares, per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area in hectares, per capita in Hong Kong peaked at 0.0322 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0139 hectares per person, in 2023.
Hong Kong ranks 212th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land area in hectares, per capita in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0322 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0309 hectares per person | -4.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0298 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0291 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0283 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0281 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0274 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0268 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0264 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0258 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0252 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0247 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.024 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0233 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0226 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0224 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0218 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0214 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0203 hectares per person | -5.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0198 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0193 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0188 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0185 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0183 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0181 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0179 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0177 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0176 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0174 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0174 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0172 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0171 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0168 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0164 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0171 hectares per person | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0163 hectares per person | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0162 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.016 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0159 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0158 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0156 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0156 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0156 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0155 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0154 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0153 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0152 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0151 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0151 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0149 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0148 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0147 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0146 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0145 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0144 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0143 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0142 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0141 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.014 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.014 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0142 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0143 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0139 hectares per person | -2.5% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 0.0139 hectares per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.687 hectares per person, 2% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 0.0139 hectares per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7125 hectares per person, 2% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0288 hectares per person | 0.0264 hectares per person | 0.0322 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0232 hectares per person | 0.0203 hectares per person | 0.0258 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0184 hectares per person | 0.0174 hectares per person | 0.0198 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0166 hectares per person | 0.0159 hectares per person | 0.0174 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0154 hectares per person | 0.0151 hectares per person | 0.0158 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0145 hectares per person | 0.014 hectares per person | 0.0149 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0141 hectares per person | 0.0139 hectares per person | 0.0143 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
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 land area in hectares, per capita in Hong Kong?
- Land area in hectares, per capita in Hong Kong was 0.0139 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area in hectares, per capita recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0322 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area in hectares, per capita recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0139 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Hong Kong rank for land area in hectares, per capita?
- Hong Kong ranks 212th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land area in hectares, per capita rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. 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 Land area in hectares, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land area in hectares divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land area in hectares ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land area in hectares Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Land area in hectares divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.