Land area (sq. km), per capita in Hong Kong

Hong Kong: Land area (sq. km), 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
213th
of 216 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
63
1961–2023

Land area (sq. km), per capita in Hong Kong, 1961–2023

0000196119922023

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

Analysis

In 2023, land area (sq. km), per capita in Hong Kong stood at 0.0001 sq. km per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area (sq. km), per capita in Hong Kong 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 ranks 213th of 216 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 (sq. km), per capita in Hong Kong, year by year

Annual values for Land area (sq. km), per capita in Hong Kong, 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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 210 Maldives 0.0006 sq. km per person compare
  2. 211 Bahrain 0.0005 sq. km per person compare
  3. 212 Gibraltar 0.0003 sq. km per person compare
  4. 214 Singapore 0.0001 sq. km per person compare
  5. 215 Monaco 0.0001 sq. km per person compare
  6. 216 Macao 0 sq. km per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area (sq. km), per capita in Hong Kong?
Land area (sq. km), per capita in Hong Kong was 0.0001 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Hong Kong?
The highest recorded value was 0.0003 sq. km per person in 1961.
What is the lowest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Hong Kong?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 sq. km per person in 2023.
How does Hong Kong rank for land area (sq. km), per capita?
Hong Kong ranks 213th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area (sq. km), 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 (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Land area (sq. km) 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 (sq. km) ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Land area (sq. km), per capita
Unit
sq. km per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
264 places, 15,342 data points, 1961–2023
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Land area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.