What is the highest land area in square kilometers, per capita recorded in Hong Kong, China?

The highest recorded value was 0.0003 sq. km per person in 1961.

What is the lowest land area in square kilometers, per capita recorded in Hong Kong, China?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 sq. km per person in 2023.

How does Hong Kong, China rank for land area in square kilometers, per capita?

Hong Kong, China ranks 212th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.

Is land area in square kilometers, per capita rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?

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, China data come from?

The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land area in square kilometers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in square kilometers, per capita in Hong Kong, China

Name: Land area in square kilometers, per capita in Hong Kong, China
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Hong Kong, China: Land area in square kilometers, per capita was 0.0001 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.0001 sq. km per person

Change on year

down 2.5%

World rank

212th

of 215 countries

All-time high

0.0003 sq. km per person

in 1961

All-time low

0.0001 sq. km per person

in 2023

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in square kilometers, per capita in Hong Kong, China, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for land area in square kilometers, per capita in Hong Kong, China is 0.0001 sq. km per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in square kilometers, per capita in Hong Kong, China peaked at 0.0003 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 sq. km per person, in 2023.

Hong Kong, China 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 square kilometers, per capita in Hong Kong, China, year by year

Annual values for Land area in square kilometers, per capita in Hong Kong, China, 1961 to 2023.
Year	sq. km per person	Change
1961	0.0003 sq. km per person	—
1962	0.0003 sq. km per person	-4.1%
1963	0.0003 sq. km per person	-3.4%
1964	0.0003 sq. km per person	-2.4%
1965	0.0003 sq. km per person	-2.6%
1966	0.0003 sq. km per person	-0.9%
1967	0.0003 sq. km per person	-2.5%
1968	0.0003 sq. km per person	-2.1%
1969	0.0003 sq. km per person	-1.6%
1970	0.0003 sq. km per person	-2.4%
1971	0.0003 sq. km per person	-2.1%
1972	0.0002 sq. km per person	-1.9%
1973	0.0002 sq. km per person	-2.8%
1974	0.0002 sq. km per person	-3.1%
1975	0.0002 sq. km per person	-2.8%
1976	0.0002 sq. km per person	-1.2%
1977	0.0002 sq. km per person	-2.4%
1978	0.0002 sq. km per person	-1.8%
1979	0.0002 sq. km per person	-5.3%
1980	0.0002 sq. km per person	-2.6%
1981	0.0002 sq. km per person	-2.3%
1982	0.0002 sq. km per person	-2.5%
1983	0.0002 sq. km per person	-1.5%
1984	0.0002 sq. km per person	-1.0%
1985	0.0002 sq. km per person	-1.1%
1986	0.0002 sq. km per person	-1.2%
1987	0.0002 sq. km per person	-1.0%
1988	0.0002 sq. km per person	-0.8%
1989	0.0002 sq. km per person	-1.0%
1990	0.0002 sq. km per person	-0.3%
1991	0.0002 sq. km per person	-0.8%
1992	0.0002 sq. km per person	-0.8%
1993	0.0002 sq. km per person	-1.7%
1994	0.0002 sq. km per person	-2.2%
1995	0.0002 sq. km per person	+4.0%
1996	0.0002 sq. km per person	-4.3%
1997	0.0002 sq. km per person	-0.8%
1998	0.0002 sq. km per person	-0.8%
1999	0.0002 sq. km per person	-1.0%
2000	0.0002 sq. km per person	-0.9%
2001	0.0002 sq. km per person	-0.7%
2002	0.0002 sq. km per person	-0.4%
2003	0.0002 sq. km per person	+0.2%
2004	0.0002 sq. km per person	-0.8%
2005	0.0002 sq. km per person	-0.4%
2006	0.0002 sq. km per person	-0.6%
2007	0.0002 sq. km per person	-0.9%
2008	0.0002 sq. km per person	-0.6%
2009	0.0002 sq. km per person	-0.2%
2010	0.0001 sq. km per person	-0.7%
2011	0.0001 sq. km per person	-0.7%
2012	0.0001 sq. km per person	-1.1%
2013	0.0001 sq. km per person	-0.4%
2014	0.0001 sq. km per person	-0.7%
2015	0.0001 sq. km per person	-0.8%
2016	0.0001 sq. km per person	-0.6%
2017	0.0001 sq. km per person	-0.8%
2018	0.0001 sq. km per person	-0.8%
2019	0.0001 sq. km per person	-0.7%
2020	0.0001 sq. km per person	+0.4%
2021	0.0001 sq. km per person	+0.9%
2022	0.0001 sq. km per person	+0.9%
2023	0.0001 sq. km per person	-2.5%

Hong Kong, China compared with similar countries

Hong Kong, China's 0.0001 sq. km per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0069 sq. km per person, 2% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
Hong Kong, China's 0.0001 sq. km per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0071 sq. km per person, 2% of the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0003 sq. km per person	0.0003 sq. km per person	0.0003 sq. km per person	9
1970s	0.0002 sq. km per person	0.0002 sq. km per person	0.0003 sq. km per person	10
1980s	0.0002 sq. km per person	0.0002 sq. km per person	0.0002 sq. km per person	10
1990s	0.0002 sq. km per person	0.0002 sq. km per person	0.0002 sq. km per person	10
2000s	0.0002 sq. km per person	0.0002 sq. km per person	0.0002 sq. km per person	10
2010s	0.0001 sq. km per person	0.0001 sq. km per person	0.0001 sq. km per person	10
2020s	0.0001 sq. km per person	0.0001 sq. km per person	0.0001 sq. km per person	4

Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China

209 Maldives 0.0006 sq. km per person compare
210 Bahrain 0.0005 sq. km per person compare
211 Gibraltar 0.0003 sq. km per person compare
213 Singapore 0.0001 sq. km per person compare
214 Monaco 0.0001 sq. km per person compare
215 Macau, China 0 sq. km per person compare

See the full ranking of 215 places →

More reference data data for Hong Kong, China

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Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (1990)
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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)
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Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (1990)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in square kilometers, per capita in Hong Kong, China?: Land area in square kilometers, per capita in Hong Kong, China was 0.0001 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest land area in square kilometers, per capita recorded in Hong Kong, China?: The highest recorded value was 0.0003 sq. km per person in 1961.
What is the lowest land area in square kilometers, per capita recorded in Hong Kong, China?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 sq. km per person in 2023.
How does Hong Kong, China rank for land area in square kilometers, per capita?: Hong Kong, China ranks 212th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area in square kilometers, per capita rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?: 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, China data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land area in square kilometers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Land area in square kilometers 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 square kilometers ÷ Population, total

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Land area in square kilometers Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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Indicator: Land area in square kilometers, per capita
Unit: sq. km per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 215 places, 12,259 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 13 September 2026

Land area in square kilometers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.