Fact · history · 2020
Agriculture, fishing, mining and quarrying as a share of GDP
農業、漁業、採礦及採石合計佔本地生產總值比例
Figure and reference date
0.1% (2020)
0.1%（2020 年）
Notes and definition
Hong Kong in Figures 2026, GDP by economic activity table: agriculture, fishing, mining and quarrying together contributed 0.1% in 2020. For 2023 and 2024 the row shows “§”, which the publication defines as suppressed because the figure is not significant. This is a historical benchmark and is not updated annually.
Other figures in this group (history)
Figures in the same group are not necessarily additive — check the basis note above first. History.
| Item / 項目 | Figure / 數字 | As of / 時點 | Source / 來源 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 香港特別行政區成立 | 1 July 1997 一九九七年七月一日 Hong Kong Yearbook 2021, chapter 22, page 7: “The Hong Kong SAR was established on 1 July 1997.” The same page notes that the Basic Law took effect that day. | 1997-07-01 | Hong Kong Yearbook 2021, Chapter 22: History |
| Hong Kong residents injured in the 2015 Formosa Fun Coast dust explosion 八仙樂園粉塵爆炸中受傷港人數目 | 5 5 Immigration Department reply, 28 June 2015: as at 3.30pm that day, five Hong Kong residents had been confirmed injured. The figure could change later, so citations must state the date. | 2015-06-28 | Immigration Department follows up fire incident in New Taipei City of Taiwan |
| Enquiries handled by the HKSAR Government after the 2011 Japan disaster 日本 311 事件中政府處理查詢數目 | 7,100 7 100 Government press release, 20 March 2011: since the earthquake, tsunami and Fukushima nuclear incident the HKSAR Government had handled “over 7,100” enquiries — the original wording is “over”, so the figure is a floor, not an exact count. | 2011-03-20 | Updates from the HKSAR Government on Assisting Residents in Japan |
| Requests for assistance handled after the 2011 Japan disaster 日本 311 事件中政府處理求助數目 | 2,000 2 000 Same release: the Government had handled “close to 2,000” assistance requests — an approximation in the original wording — and said the vast majority had been settled. | 2011-03-20 | Updates from the HKSAR Government on Assisting Residents in Japan |
| Hong Kong residents killed in the 2002 Bali bombing 峇里爆炸中罹難港人數目 | 2 2 Government press release, 15 October 2002: the Chinese Embassy in Jakarta told the Immigration Department that the names of two people killed in the blast matched two missing rugby team members. The release also notes that one victim was a British national who was a former Hong Kong resident. | 2002-10-15 | Latest development of the Indonesia Bali explosion |
| Enquiries received by the Immigration Department during the 2010 Icelandic ash disruption 冰島火山灰事件中入境處接獲查詢數目 | 234 234 Government press release, 21 April 2010: as at that day the Assistance to Hong Kong Residents Unit of the Immigration Department had received 234 enquiries, mainly about flight information. The figure published the previous day was 168. | 2010-04-21 | Government assists residents stranded in Europe by air traffic disruptions (21 April) |
| Requests for assistance received during the 2010 Icelandic ash disruption 冰島火山灰事件中入境處接獲求助數目 | 11 11 Same release: there were also 11 requests for assistance; the figure published on 20 April was four. | 2010-04-21 | Government assists residents stranded in Europe by air traffic disruptions (21 April) |
| Hong Kong residents returning on special flights during the 2008 Bangkok airport closure 曼谷機場事件中乘特別航班返港港人數目 | 600 600 Government spokesman, 29 November 2008: three special flights operated by Cathay Pacific, Hong Kong Express and Orient Thai Airlines were carrying 600 Hong Kong residents back to Hong Kong. | 2008-11-29 | HK residents returning from Thailand |
| Hong Kong residents on the first chartered flight home from the Diamond Princess 鑽石公主號首批乘包機返港港人數目 | 106 106 Government press release, 20 February 2020: 106 Hong Kong residents from the Diamond Princess, including six who had completed quarantine in Saitama Prefecture and been allowed to leave Japan, arrived in Hong Kong from Tokyo on a chartered flight arranged by the SAR Government. | 2020-02-20 | First batch of Hong Kong residents on board Diamond Princess return to Hong Kong smoothly |
| Diamond Princess passengers who had returned to Hong Kong 鑽石公主號上已返港港人數目 | 208 208 Government press release, 23 February 2020: the last two chartered flights brought back 188 Hong Kong residents; together with 20 passengers who returned on other flights, 208 Diamond Princess passengers had returned to Hong Kong by then. | 2020-02-23 | Third chartered flight taking back Hong Kong residents on board Diamond Princess departed Tokyo |
| Requests for help over Southeast Asia job scams 東南亞求職騙案求助個案數目 | 28 28 Secretary for Security, 20 August 2022: law enforcement had received 28 requests for assistance. The figure changed over time, so citations must state the date. | 2022-08-20 | Secretary for Security on Southeast Asia job scams |
| People who had returned to Hong Kong in the Southeast Asia job scam cases 東南亞求職騙案中已返回香港人數 | 10 10 Same statement: of the 28 requests, 14 people had been confirmed safe and 10 had returned to Hong Kong. | 2022-08-20 | Secretary for Security on Southeast Asia job scams |
156 more figures in this group are listed in History.
Other figures from the same official source
These figures come from the same registered document: “Hong Kong in Figures, 2026 Edition” (Census and Statistics Department). Being in one document does not make them additive.
| Item / 項目 | Figure / 數字 | As of / 時點 | Source / 來源 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population density, Hong Kong Island 香港島人口密度 | 14,540 persons per km² 每平方公里 14 540 人 Mid-year. Excludes marine population and reservoir areas. | 2025-06 | Hong Kong in Figures, 2026 Edition |
| Population density, Kowloon 九龍人口密度 | 47,780 persons per km² 每平方公里 47 780 人 Mid-year. Excludes marine population and reservoir areas. | 2025-06 | Hong Kong in Figures, 2026 Edition |
| Population density, New Territories and Islands 新界及離島人口密度 | 4,250 persons per km² 每平方公里 4 250 人 Mid-year. Excludes marine population and reservoir areas. | 2025-06 | Hong Kong in Figures, 2026 Edition |
| Number of households 住戶數目 | 2,778,100 2 778 100 | 2025 | Hong Kong in Figures, 2026 Edition |
| Total land area 陸地總面積 | 1,114.6 km² 1 114.6 平方公里 Year-end figure. GovHK Fact Sheet states 1,114.57 km². | 2025-12 | Hong Kong in Figures, 2026 Edition |
| Hong Kong Island land area 香港島陸地面積 | 80.7 km² 80.7 平方公里 | 2025-12 | Hong Kong in Figures, 2026 Edition |
| Kowloon land area 九龍陸地面積 | 46.9 km² 46.9 平方公里 | 2025-12 | Hong Kong in Figures, 2026 Edition |
| New Territories and Islands land area 新界及離島陸地面積 | 986.9 km² 986.9 平方公里 | 2025-12 | Hong Kong in Figures, 2026 Edition |
74 more figures come from the same document; see History.
How to cite this figure
Hong Kong Story, “Agriculture, fishing, mining and quarrying as a share of GDP”, https://hongkongstory.org/en/facts/mining-farming-gdp-share-2020, data as at 2020 (retrieved ＿).
中文：香港紀事館，〈農業、漁業、採礦及採石合計佔本地生產總值比例〉，https://hongkongstory.org/facts/mining-farming-gdp-share-2020，資料時點 2020（查閱日期 ＿）。
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Hong Kong in Figures, 2026 Edition
Census and Statistics Department
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