24-3  Land Usage
(sq. km)
Class 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
           
Residential  
Private Residential① 25 25 25 25 25
Public Residential② 16 16 16 16 16
Rural Settlements③ 34 34 35 35 35
Commercial  
Commercial/Business and Offices 3 4 4 4 4
Industrial  
Industrial Land 7 7 7 7 7
Industrial Estates 3 3 3 3 3
Warehouse and Open Storage 14 15 15 16 16
Institution and Open Space  
Government, Institution and 24 24 24 25 25
Community Facilities  
Open Space 23 24 24 24 25
Transportation  
Roads 41 41 42 40 40
Railways 3 3 3 3 3
Airport 13 13 13 13 13
Other Urban or Built-up Land  
Cemeteries and Crematoriums 7 7 8 8 8
Public Utilities 7 7 7 7 7
Vacant Development Land/Construction 19 17 16 16 16
in Progress  
Others 20 21 21 21 22
Agricultural  
Agricultural Land 51 52 51 51 51
Fish Ponds/Gei Wais 16 16 17 17 17
Woodland/Shrubland/Grassland/Wetland  
Woodland 247 241 234 254 249
Shrubland 237 238 241 303 293
Grassland 255 258 260 178 191
Mangrove and Swamp 5 5 5 5 5
Barren Land  
Badland 5 5 5 2 2
Quarries 2 1 1 1 1
Rocky Shore 2 2 2 4 4
Water Area  
Reservoirs 24 24 24 25 25
Streams and Nullahs 5 5 5 5 5
Total 1108 1108 1108 1108 1108
  (1104) (1104) (1104) (1104) (1104)
           
Notes: Figures are as at end of the year.
          Includes residential land developed by private developers except village housing, Home Ownership Scheme (HOS), Private Sector
              Participation Scheme (PSPS) and temporary housing areas.
          Includes HOS, PSPS and temporary housing areas.
          Includes village housing and temporary structures.
          Includes parks, stadiums and playgrounds.
          Includes some mangrove and swamp areas below the High Water Mark.  Figures in brackets are the total land area above the High 
              Water Mark of Hong Kong.