Hong Kong vs India: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?
Hong Kong
1.04 million tonnes
in 2023
India
1.01 million tonnes
in 2023
Hong Kong rank
100th
India rank
103rd
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? over time
- Hong Kong
- India
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 1.04 million tonnes against 1.01 million tonnes in India, a difference of 35,000 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was India ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 100th and India ranks 103rd of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 2 and India in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 706,667 tonnes | 6.55 million tonnes | 5.84 million tonnes | India |
| 1970s | 843,000 tonnes | 3.29 million tonnes | 2.45 million tonnes | India |
| 1980s | 1.01 million tonnes | 1.22 million tonnes | 206,600 tonnes | India |
| 1990s | 915,600 tonnes | 810,600 tonnes | 105,000 tonnes | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 912,700 tonnes | 982,000 tonnes | 69,300 tonnes | India |
| 2010s | 1.19 million tonnes | 1.41 million tonnes | 218,800 tonnes | India |
| 2020s | 1.06 million tonnes | 767,000 tonnes | 292,000 tonnes | Hong Kong |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, Hong Kong or India?
- Hong Kong, at 1.04 million tonnes against 1.01 million tonnes in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? between Hong Kong and India?
- 35,000 tonnes, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and India?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Hong Kong and India rank globally for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters??
- Hong Kong ranks 100th and India ranks 103rd of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Imports and exports are measured as the net sum of all cereal crop varieties. Countries which lie above the grey line are net importers of cereals; those below the line are net exporters.