Land area in hectares, per capita in Macao
Macao: Land area in hectares, per capita was 0.0049 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land area in hectares, per capita in Macao, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Macao recorded 0.0049 hectares per person for land area in hectares, per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area in hectares, per capita in Macao peaked at 0.0115 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0046 hectares per person, in 2000.
Macao ranks 215th 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 Macao, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0115 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0112 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.011 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0089 hectares per person | -19.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0075 hectares per person | -15.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0076 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0077 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0078 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0078 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0078 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0081 hectares per person | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0082 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0082 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0083 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0084 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0085 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0086 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0086 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0085 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0083 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0082 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0079 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0074 hectares per person | -5.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0071 hectares per person | -4.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0069 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0068 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0065 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0063 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0062 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.006 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0057 hectares per person | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0054 hectares per person | -5.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0052 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 0.005 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0049 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0048 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0048 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0047 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0047 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0046 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.006 hectares per person | +29.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0062 hectares per person | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0061 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0062 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0059 hectares per person | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0057 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0056 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0054 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0055 hectares per person | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0055 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0054 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0053 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0051 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0049 hectares per person | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0047 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0047 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0048 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.005 hectares per person | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0049 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0048 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0048 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0049 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0049 hectares per person | -0.2% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 0.0049 hectares per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.687 hectares per person, 1% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Macao's 0.0049 hectares per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7125 hectares per person, 1% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land area in hectares, per capita in Macao changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +29.0% | 0.0046 hectares per person | 0.006 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.009 hectares per person | 0.0075 hectares per person | 0.0115 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0083 hectares per person | 0.0078 hectares per person | 0.0086 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0072 hectares per person | 0.0062 hectares per person | 0.0083 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0051 hectares per person | 0.0047 hectares per person | 0.006 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0057 hectares per person | 0.0046 hectares per person | 0.0062 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.005 hectares per person | 0.0047 hectares per person | 0.0055 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0048 hectares per person | 0.0048 hectares per person | 0.0049 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Macao
More reference data data for Macao
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0073 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0039 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0032 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 2.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0544 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 1.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 1.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 4.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 3.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils 8.57 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area in hectares, per capita in Macao?
- Land area in hectares, per capita in Macao was 0.0049 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area in hectares, per capita recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0115 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area in hectares, per capita recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0046 hectares per person in 2000.
- How does Macao rank for land area in hectares, per capita?
- Macao ranks 215th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land area in hectares, per capita rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Macao 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.