22-3 LAND USAGE
sq. km
Class	1990	1994	1995	1996	1997
Developed Lands
Commercial	1	2	2	2	2
Residential	39	41	42	43	43
Public Rental Housing	9	11	12	14	14
Industrial	9	11	11	11	11
Open Space	14	15	16	16	16
Government, Institution	16	17	18	18	19
and Community Facilities
Vacant Development Land	34	37	41	43	41
Roads/Railways	22	26	27	27	29
Temporary Housing Areas	2	1	1	1	1
Non-built-up Lands
Woodlands	220	220	220	220	220
Grass and Scrub	519	519	519	519	519
Badlands, Swamp and	44	44	44	44	44
Mangrove
Arable	69	64	63	62	62
Fish Ponds	17	16	16	15	15
Temporary Structures/	13	12	12	12	12
Livestock Farms
Reservoir	26	26	26	26	26
Other Uses	21	22	22	22	22
Total	1075	1084	1092	1095	1096

Notes:

① Include all residential areas except public rental housing estates and temporary housing areas.

Starting from 1992, figures exclude Home Ownership Scheme(HOS)/ Private Sector

Participation Scheme (PSPS) area is also excluded.

② Figures include HOS/PSPS from 1992 onwards.

③ Include warehouse and storage.

④ Include land with construction in progress.

⑤ Include flyovers and railway lands.

⑥ Within these are 414.7 sq. km of country parks and special areas designated under the Country

Parks Ordinance for protection of vegetation and wild life and for recreation.

⑦ Natural and established woodlands.

⑧ Natural grass and scrubland.

⑨Land stripped of cover, or denuded granite country including coastal brackish swamp and

mangrove.

⑩ Cultivable lands, including orchards and market gardens, under cultivation and fallow.

⑾ Fresh and brackish water fish farming excluding coastal marine fish farms.

⑿ Include cemetery, crematorium, mine and quarry etc.