Information Services > Planning Data > Land Utilization in Hong Kong Land Utilization in Hong Kong 2019 Approximate area (sq.km) Class Residential Private Residential (Note 1) 26 Public Residential (Note 2) 17 Rural Settlement (Note 3) 35 Commercial Commercial/Business and Office 5 Industrial Industrial Land 7 Industrial Estates/Science and Technology Parks 3 Warehouse and Open Storage 17 Institutional/Open Space Government, Institutional and Community Facilities 25 Open Space and Recreation (Note 4) 28 Transportation Roads and Transport Facilities 46 Railways 4 Airport 13 Port Facilities 4 Other Urban or Built-up Land Cemeteries/Funeral Facilities 9 Utilities 9 Vacant Land/Construction in Progress 15 Others 12 Agriculture Agricultural Land 50 Fish Ponds/Gei Wais 16 Woodland/Shrubland/Grassland/Wetland Woodland 276 Shrubland 264 Grassland 187 Mangrove/Swamp (Note 5) 6 Barren Land Badland 2 Rocky Shore 4 Water Bodies Reservoirs 25 Streams and Nullahs 6 Total 1111 Remarks: The Land Utilization in Hong Kong (LUHK) is a broad-brush presentation of distribution of land uses in Hong Kong. The land use data was compiled using satellite images dated December 2019 (©AIRBUS DS (2019)), in-house survey information of the Planning Department up to end 2019 and other relevant information from various government departments. The area of land uses are approximated to the nearest square km. The data is not designed or intended for detailed analysis or calculation purposes. As definitions of some land use classes and methodology are updated from time to time, the figures this year may not be comparable directly to those provided in previous years. Notes : (1) Including residential area developed by private developers (excluding village houses, subsidised housing and temporary housing area). (2) Including subsidised housing and temporary housing area. (3) Including village houses and temporary structures. (4) Including parks, stadiums, playgrounds and recreational facilities. (5) Including mangrove and swamp areas below the High Water Mark. * Please click this link to download the open data of Land Utilization in Hong Kong. 2005 | Important notices Last revision date : 16 September 2020