Fact · nature · 2024
Country parks area (2024)
郊野公園面積（2024年）
Figure and reference date
43,997 ha (country parks); 44,842 ha incl. special areas
43,997 公頃（郊野公園），連特別地區合共 44,842 公頃
Notes and definition
AFCD: 43,997 ha of country parks; 44,842 ha including special areas.
There is more than one official basis
Does the country park area figure include special areas?
The same question has 3 official bases; their figures and scopes cannot be added together or swapped.
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Other figures in this group (nature)
Figures in the same group are not necessarily additive — check the basis note above first. Country parks and marine parks.
| Item / 項目 | Figure / 數字 | As of / 時點 | Source / 來源 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of country parks 郊野公園數目 | 25 25 個 Count after Robin’s Nest Country Park was designated on 1 March 2024. There are also 22 special areas. | 2024-03-01 | Country parks and special areas |
| Area of country parks and special areas 郊野公園及特別地區面積 | 44,842 hectares 44 842 公頃 Country parks alone total 43,997 ha. GovHK says about 40% of land; use the AFCD hectare table for the area. | 2024-03-01 | Country parks and special areas |
| Country park visitors 郊野公園遊人 | About 11 million 約 1 100 萬人次 | 2025 | Country parks and special areas |
| Marine parks and marine reserve 海岸公園及海岸保護區 | 8 marine parks and 1 marine reserve 8 個海岸公園、1 個海岸保護區 Count after North Lantau Marine Park was designated in November 2024. Recreation is prohibited in the marine reserve. | 2024-11 | Marine parks and marine reserve |
| Sea area of marine parks and marine reserve 海岸公園及海岸保護區海域面積 | 8,517 hectares 8 517 公頃 | 2024-11 | Marine parks and marine reserve |
| Country parks area only (before special-areas add-back) 郊野公園面積（不計算特別地區加成） | 43,997 hectares 43 997 公頃 Total for the 25 country parks. Of 22 special areas, 1,152 ha are already inside parks; only the 845 ha outside parks are added separately. | 2024-03-01 | Country parks and special areas |
| Number of special areas 特別地區數目 | 22 22 個 Designated under the Country Parks Ordinance. 1,152 ha inside country parks, 845 ha outside. | 2024-03-01 | Country parks and special areas |
| Special areas outside country parks 郊野公園範圍外的特別地區面積 | 845 hectares 845 公頃 Added to the 43,997 ha of country parks to reach the 44,842 ha combined figure. | 2024-03-01 | Country parks and special areas |
| Four official long-distance trails 四條官方長途遠足徑 | MacLehose Trail, Lantau Trail, Hong Kong Trail, Wilson Trail 麥理浩徑、鳳凰徑、港島徑、衞奕信徑 AFCD long-distance trails page. Individual section lengths and opening hours follow AFCD notices. | 2026-09-13 | AFCD: Hiking trails in country parks (MacLehose Trail, Wilson Trail, etc.) |
| Country & marine park visitors in a year 郊野公園及海岸公園全年訪客 | 11.3m visits (2025; 11.4m in 2024, 12.7m in 2023) 11.3 百萬人次（2025；2024年11.4、2023年12.7） AFCD country-park statistics. | 2025 | Country parks and special areas |
| Local capture fisheries production (2025) 本地捕撈漁業產量（2025年） | about 90,460 tonnes 約 90,460 公噸 AFCD 2025 capture fisheries production of about 90,460 tonnes. | 2025 | AFCD: Capture Fisheries Industry of Hong Kong (fleet, fishermen, output) |
| Aquaculture production (2025) 水產養殖產量（2025年） | 2,314 tonnes (679 marine + 1,518 pond + oysters) 2,314 公噸（海魚養殖 679＋塘魚養殖 1,518＋蠔） AFCD 2025 aquaculture production. | 2025 | AFCD: Capture Fisheries Industry of Hong Kong (fleet, fishermen, output) |
2 more figures in this group are listed in Country parks and marine parks.
Other figures from the same official source
These figures come from the same registered document: “AFCD: number and area of country parks” (Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department). Being in one document does not make them additive.
| Item / 項目 | Figure / 數字 | As of / 時點 | Source / 來源 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Country parks and special areas area 郊野公園及特別地區面積 | 44,842 hectares 44,842 公頃 AFCD country parks figures. | 2023 | AFCD: number and area of country parks |
| Number of country parks 郊野公園數目 | 25 25 個 AFCD country parks figures. | 2023 | AFCD: number and area of country parks |
How to cite this figure
Hong Kong Story, “Country parks area (2024)”, https://hongkongstory.org/en/facts/country-parks-area-2024, data as at 2024 (retrieved ＿).
中文：香港紀事館，〈郊野公園面積（2024年）〉，https://hongkongstory.org/facts/country-parks-area-2024，資料時點 2024（查閱日期 ＿）。
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Registered source
AFCD: number and area of country parks
Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department
The official document carries no registered publication date, so only the retrieval date 2026-10-11 is given — no publication year is invented.
This site is a secondary compilation: the official text prevails. If the figure above differs from the official document, the official document is correct.