22-03 Land Useage

(sq. km)

Class

1990

1996

1997

1998

1999

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Developed Lands           

          

           

          

          

 

      Commercial               

1

2

2

2

2

      Residential        

39

43

43

44

45

      Public Rental Housing

9

14

14

14

14

      Industrial             

9

11

11

11

11

      Open Space               

14

16

16

17

17

      Government, Institution  

16

18

18

20

21

        and Community Facilities

          

           

          

          

 

      Vacant Development Land

34

43

41

39

27

      Roads/Railway     

22

27

29

31

33

      Temporary Housing Areas  

2

1

1

1

1

      Other Uses

2

2

2

2

13

  Non-built-up Lands①⑧      

          

           

          

          

 

      Woodlands        

220

220

220

220

220

      Grass and Scrub       

519

519

519

519

519

      Badlands, Swamp and Mangrove   

44

44

44

44

44

      Arable

69

62

62

61

59

      Fish Ponds

17

15

15

14

14

      Temporary Structures/Livestock Farms    

13

12

12

11

11

      Reservoir                

26

26

26

26

26

      Other Uses         

19

20

20

21

21

  Total                

1075

1095

1096

1097

1098

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes: Refer to approximate area.

           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).

           Figures include HOS/PSPS from 1992 onwards.

           Include warehouse and storage.

           Include land with construction in progress.

           Include flyovers and railway lands.

           Include airport.

           Within these are 415 sq. km of country parks and special areas designated under the Country Parks Ordinance for protection of

               vegetation and wild life and for recreation.

           Natural and established woodlands.

           Natural grass and scrubland.

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

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

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

           Include cemetery, crematorium, mine and quarry etc.