Deforestation statistics for Hong Kong



Hong Kong: Demographic data

Population (2022)7,496,981
Annual population growth rate (2022)0.80%
Population density (people/sq km)7,140
Net migration29,308
Fertility rate1.3
Median age45
Urban population shareN.A.


Hong Kong: Land cover and land use change data

Land area (sq km): 1,050
Tree cover (30%)
Tree cover extent in 2000 (ha): 62,046
Tree cover extent as % of land area: 59.1%

Tree cover loss from 2001-20 (ha): 673
Tree cover extent as % of 2000 tree cover: 1.1%


Hong Kong: Annual forest and tree cover data

Hong Kong: Tree cover loss by year

30% tree cover threshold; all figures in hectares
Year: Hectares
2001: 8
2002: 16
2003: 7
2004: 19
2005: 9
2006: 21
2007: 30
2008: 27
2009: 50
2010: 13
2011: 15
2012: 14
2013: 5
2014: 28
2015: 24
2016: 43
2017: 92
2018: 156
2019: 25
2020: 73




Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 1)

Sub-national admin area 1Tree cover extent
(2001)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2001-05)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2006-10)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2011-15)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2016-20)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2001-20)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2001-20)
%
Central and Western626110020.4%
Sham Shui Po158110242.4%
Southern2,8032823140.5%
Tai Po10,7608132045870.8%
Tsuen Wan4,2171832150.4%
Tuen Mun2,897217377993.4%
Wan Chai499000010.1%
Wong Tai Sin413000110.2%
Yau Tsim Mong9000000.0%
Yuen Long4,220310430471.1%
Eastern1,043010120.2%
Islands11,7681191020500.4%
Kowloon City51000001.0%
Kwai Tsing630200130.5%
Kwun Tong1651119213319.9%
North7,9332819741031.3%
Sai Kung9,2449251918710.8%
Sha Tin4,61116831131413.1%


 

2019 forest data for Hong Kong | Archived forest data for Hong Kong | Forest data for Hong Kong

Data Source: Tree cover loss: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA via Global Forest Watch. Administrative boundaries: Global Administrative Areas database (GADM), version 3.6.

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