Urban land use of national economic sectors in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area from 2015-2022

The land-use dataset covers 97 and 42 national economic sectors across 11 cities in the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area for the period 2015–2022. It enables systematic examination of sectoral land use patterns, identification of high land-consuming and low-efficiency sectors, and provides empirical evidence to guide industrial restructuring, spatial planning, and resource–environment policy design. Moreover, the dataset can be integrated with complementary indicators (e.g., carbon emissions, water footprints) to support ecological management and low-carbon development strategies.