What is land area in Macao?

Land area in Macao was 33 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in Macao?

The highest recorded value was 33 sq. km in 2021.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Macao?

The lowest recorded value was 20 sq. km in 1961.

How does Macao rank for land area?

Macao ranks 212th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is land area rising or falling in Macao?

Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Macao data come from?

The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Macao

Name: Land area in Macao
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Macao: Land area was 33 sq. km in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

33 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

212th

of 216 countries

All-time high

33 sq. km

in 2021

All-time low

20 sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in Macao, 1961–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

Macao recorded 33 sq. km for land area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Macao peaked at 33 sq. km in 2021 and was at its lowest, 20 sq. km, in 1961.

That places Macao 212th out of 216 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Land area in Macao, year by year

Annual values for Land area (sq. km) in Macao, 1961 to 2023.
Year	sq. km	Change
1961	20 sq. km	—
1962	20 sq. km	+0.0%
1963	20 sq. km	+0.0%
1964	20 sq. km	+0.0%
1965	20 sq. km	+0.0%
1966	20 sq. km	+0.0%
1967	20 sq. km	+0.0%
1968	20 sq. km	+0.0%
1969	20 sq. km	+0.0%
1970	20 sq. km	+0.0%
1971	20 sq. km	+0.0%
1972	20 sq. km	+0.0%
1973	20 sq. km	+0.0%
1974	20 sq. km	+0.0%
1975	20 sq. km	+0.0%
1976	20 sq. km	+0.0%
1977	20 sq. km	+0.0%
1978	20 sq. km	+0.0%
1979	20 sq. km	+0.0%
1980	20 sq. km	+0.0%
1981	20 sq. km	+0.0%
1982	20 sq. km	+0.0%
1983	20 sq. km	+0.0%
1984	20 sq. km	+0.0%
1985	20 sq. km	+0.0%
1986	20 sq. km	+0.0%
1987	20 sq. km	+0.0%
1988	20 sq. km	+0.0%
1989	20 sq. km	+0.0%
1990	20 sq. km	+0.0%
1991	20 sq. km	+0.0%
1992	20 sq. km	+0.0%
1993	20 sq. km	+0.0%
1994	20 sq. km	+0.0%
1995	20 sq. km	+0.0%
1996	20 sq. km	+0.0%
1997	20 sq. km	+0.0%
1998	20 sq. km	+0.0%
1999	20 sq. km	+0.0%
2000	20 sq. km	+0.0%
2001	26 sq. km	+30.0%
2002	27 sq. km	+3.8%
2003	27 sq. km	+0.0%
2004	28 sq. km	+3.7%
2005	28 sq. km	+0.0%
2006	28.6 sq. km	+2.1%
2007	29.2 sq. km	+2.1%
2008	29.2 sq. km	+0.0%
2009	29.5 sq. km	+1.0%
2010	29.7 sq. km	+0.7%
2011	29.9 sq. km	+0.7%
2012	29.9 sq. km	+0.0%
2013	30.3 sq. km	+1.3%
2014	30.3 sq. km	+0.0%
2015	30.4 sq. km	+0.3%
2016	30.5 sq. km	+0.3%
2017	30.8 sq. km	+1.0%
2018	32.9 sq. km	+6.8%
2019	32.9 sq. km	+0.0%
2020	32.9 sq. km	+0.0%
2021	33 sq. km	+0.3%
2022	33 sq. km	+0.0%
2023	33 sq. km	+0.0%

Macao compared with similar countries

Macao's 33 sq. km is below the median for high income countries, which is 30,494 sq. km, 0% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
Macao's 33 sq. km is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 18,270 sq. km, 0% of the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	20 sq. km	20 sq. km	20 sq. km	9
1970s	20 sq. km	20 sq. km	20 sq. km	10
1980s	20 sq. km	20 sq. km	20 sq. km	10
1990s	20 sq. km	20 sq. km	20 sq. km	10
2000s	27.25 sq. km	20 sq. km	29.5 sq. km	10
2010s	30.76 sq. km	29.7 sq. km	32.9 sq. km	10
2020s	32.98 sq. km	32.9 sq. km	33 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Macao

209 Bermuda 54 sq. km compare
210 Saint Martin (French Part) 50 sq. km compare
211 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 34 sq. km compare
213 Tuvalu 30 sq. km compare
214 Nauru 20 sq. km compare
215 Gibraltar 10 sq. km compare

See the full ranking of 264 places →

More agriculture & rural data for Macao

Rural population, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2001)
Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
Agricultural raw materials imports 0.1% (2024)
Rural population 0.0% (2025)
Rural population growth -120.4% (2000)
Rural population 0 (2025)
Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Rural population, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Aquaculture production 0 metric tons (2024)
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 0 metric tons (2024)

All data for Macao →

Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Macao?: Land area in Macao was 33 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in Macao?: The highest recorded value was 33 sq. km in 2021.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Macao?: The lowest recorded value was 20 sq. km in 1961.
How does Macao rank for land area?: Macao ranks 212th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area rising or falling in Macao?: Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Macao data come from?: The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 15,371 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.