Fact · land · 2025
Land-use classified areas
土地用途分類面積
Figure and reference date
48 farmland + 16 fishponds + 334 woodland + 186 shrub + 204 grass km²
農地48＋魚塘16＋林地334＋灌叢186＋草地204 km²
Notes and definition
Planning Department open data; total land about 1,119 km².
Other figures in this group (land)
Figures in the same group are not necessarily additive — check the basis note above first. Land, planning & infrastructure.
| Item / 項目 | Figure / 數字 | As of / 時點 | Source / 來源 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual agreements for sale and purchase 全年樓宇買賣合約宗數 | 67,979 (2024) 67 979 宗（2024年） | 2024 | Land Registry: agreements for sale and purchase statistics |
| Land area from reclamation 填海所得土地面積 | 78.42 km² (since 1887) 78.42 平方公里（自1887年） Lands Department HK geographic data, based on Oct 2025 survey database. | 2025 | Lands Department: Hong Kong geographic data |
| New Territories small-house processing 小型屋宇（丁屋）處理 | ~800 approved in 2024; over 2,500 processed yearly 2024 年批約 800 多宗；每年處理逾 2,500 宗 Development Bureau LegCo written reply: >2,500 processed every year 2022–2024. | 2024 | Development Bureau: LegCo written reply (New Territories small houses) |
Other figures from the same official source
These figures come from the same registered document: “Planning Department: Land Utilization in Hong Kong” (Planning Department). Being in one document does not make them additive.
| Item / 項目 | Figure / 數字 | As of / 時點 | Source / 來源 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded total land area 已記錄土地總面積 | About 1,119 km² 約1 119 平方公里 Land area covered by the Planning Department Land Utilization statistics. | 2024 | Planning Department: Land Utilization in Hong Kong |
| Residential land 住宅用地 | About 80 km² (about 7%) 約80 平方公里（約7%） Planning Department 2024: private residential 27, public 18, village/rural 35 km². Residential land is about 7% of the recorded area. | 2024 | Planning Department: Land Utilization in Hong Kong |
| Share of land under country parks and special areas 郊野公園及特別地區佔土地面積 | About 40% 約40% Combining Land Utilization with AFCD area figures, country parks and special areas cover about 40% of Hong Kong land. | 2024 | Planning Department: Land Utilization in Hong Kong |
How to cite this figure
Hong Kong Story, “Land-use classified areas”, https://hongkongstory.org/en/facts/land-use-2025, data as at 2025 (retrieved ＿).
中文：香港紀事館，〈土地用途分類面積〉，https://hongkongstory.org/facts/land-use-2025，資料時點 2025（查閱日期 ＿）。
Machine-readable: /api/v1/facts.json (id = land-use-2025) · OpenAPI 3.1 ·/llms.txt
Registered source
Planning Department: Land Utilization in Hong Kong
Planning Department
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