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Hong Kong

2024

Hong Kong is a city with a population of 7,293,427 and lies in the 5000 and above (Very High) density category. The city has an area of 440.76 km² with a total green space of 47% and a tree coverage of 40%. The city lies in the Torrid Zone of the world. The city has improved its Percentage of urban area covered by trees when compared to Global Average and also improved its Urban green space per capita when compared to previous year. Within Central East Asia, 88.9% of cities are ranked lower than Hong Kong. There has been a positive increase in the greenness of city as compared to previous year, out of all the changes happening 56% of them are positive.

How green is Hong Kong?

Ratings

Rating
D+

Urban Green Space

Percentage of urban green space
47%
Population density
0 people per km²
Distribution of urban green space
-
Urban area size
441 km²
Urban area population
7,293,427 (2024)