Editing Geography of Macau (section)

==Land use and reclamation==
[[Image:Macau 1889.jpg|thumb|120px|Macau Peninsula and [[Ilha Verde]] in 1889]]
[[Image:MapaMacau1912.jpg|thumb|120px|Macau Peninsula, [[Taipa]] and [[Coloane]] in 1912]]
[[Image:MapaMacau1986.jpg|thumb|120px|Macau Peninsula, [[Taipa]] and [[Coloane]] in 1986]]
[[Image:Macau topographic map-fr animated.gif|thumb|120px|Land reclamation in Macau from 1555 to 2011]]
Until early 20th century, the Macau peninsula was dotted with small farms on its northern area, beyond the walls protecting the city. Currently, in the Macau peninsula, no arable land, natural pastures or woodland exists and forests have been cleared and plant species have been subjected to profound changes. Coloane on the other hand, due to its later colonisation, still has its forests and is dotted with small farms, namely around the Coloane, Hac Sa and Ka Ho villages.

''arable land:'' 0%
<br>''permanent crops:'' 0%
<br>''other:'' 100% (2011)

In 2010 plans were announced for an additional 3.5 square kilometres of land reclamation in Macau, to be carried out over five years and divided into six phases. These areas cover an area east of the [[Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal, Macau|Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal]], an area south of Avenida Sun Yat Sen, and the north side of Taipa Island.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.macaudailytimes.com.mo/macau/13558-Land-reclamation-done-the-next-years.html |title=Land reclamation to be done in the next 5 years |author=Alexandra Lages |work=Macau Daily Times |date=19 June 2010 |access-date=26 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111009114213/http://www.macaudailytimes.com.mo/macau/13558-Land-reclamation-done-the-next-years.html |archive-date=9 October 2011}}</ref>

The change of total area of Macau (in km square) since the year of 1912:
;Note
:<nowiki>*</nowiki> - not included in "Total area of Macau"
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Area of Macau Peninsula
! Area of Taipa
! Area of Coloane
! Area of [[Cotai]]
! Total area of Macau
! Area of [[University of Macau|UM]] Hengqin*
|- 
| 1912
| 3.4*
| 2.3
| 5.9
| —
| 11.6
| bgcolor="yellow"| —
|- 
| 1936
| 5.2
| 2.6
| 6.0
| —
| 13.8
| bgcolor="yellow"| —
|- 
| 1957
| 5.5
| 3.3
| 6.3
| —
| 15.1
| bgcolor="yellow"| —
|- 
| 1986
| 5.8
| 3.7
| 7.1
| —
| 16.6
| bgcolor="yellow"| —
|- 
| 1991
| 6.5
| 4.0
| 7.6
| —
| 18.1
| bgcolor="yellow"| —
|- 
| 1996
| 7.7
| 5.8
| 7.6
| —
| 21.3
| bgcolor="yellow"| —
|- 
| 1999
| 7.8
| 6.2
| 7.6
| 2.2
| 23.8
| bgcolor="yellow"| —
|- 
| 2000
| 8.5
| 6.2
| 7.6
| 3.1
| 25.4
| bgcolor="yellow"| —
|- 
| 2001
| 8.5
| 6.2
| 7.6
| 3.5
| 25.8
| bgcolor="yellow"| —
|- 
| 2002
| 8.5
| 6.2
| 7.6
| 4.5
| 26.8
| bgcolor="yellow"| —
|- 
| 2003
| 8.7
| 6.2
| 7.6
| 4.7
| 27.3
| bgcolor="yellow"| —
|- 
| 2004
| 8.8
| 6.4
| 7.6
| 4.7
| 27.5
| bgcolor="yellow"| —
|- 
| 2005
| 8.9
| 6.5
| 7.6
| 5.2
| 28.2
| bgcolor="yellow"| —
|- 
| 2006
| 9.3
| 6.5
| 7.6
| 5.2
| 28.6
| bgcolor="yellow"| —
|- 
| 2007–08
| 9.3
| 6.7
| 7.6
| 5.6
| 29.2
| bgcolor="yellow"| —
|- 
| 2009
| 9.3
| 6.8
| 7.6
| 5.8
| 29.5
| bgcolor="yellow"| —
|- 
| 2010
| 9.3
| 6.8
| 7.6
| 6.0*
| 29.7
| bgcolor="yellow"| —
|- 
| 2011–12
| 9.3
| 7.4
| 7.6
| 5.6
| 29.9
| bgcolor="yellow"| —
|- 
| 2013–14
| 9.3
| 7.6
| 7.6
| 5.8
| 30.3
| bgcolor="yellow"| 1.0
|- 
| 2015 (Sept.)
| 9.3
| 7.6
| 7.6
| 5.9
| 30.4
| bgcolor="yellow"| 1.0
|}