Hong Kong vs Papua New Guinea: Rice yields
Hong Kong
2 tonnes per hectare
in 1990
Papua New Guinea
2.16 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Hong Kong rank
98th
Papua New Guinea rank
95th
Rice yields over time
- Hong Kong
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 2.16 tonnes per hectare against 2 tonnes per hectare in Hong Kong, a difference of 0.16 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Hong Kong's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 98th and Papua New Guinea ranks 95th of 124 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | 3.09 tonnes per hectare | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 1.95 tonnes per hectare | 2.89 tonnes per hectare | 0.9405 tonnes per hectare | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 2.06 tonnes per hectare | 2.21 tonnes per hectare | 0.1515 tonnes per hectare | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 2 tonnes per hectare | 1.82 tonnes per hectare | 0.1765 tonnes per hectare | Hong Kong |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice yields, Hong Kong or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 2.16 tonnes per hectare against 2 tonnes per hectare in Hong Kong as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rice yields between Hong Kong and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.16 tonnes per hectare, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Papua New Guinea?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1990.
- How do Hong Kong and Papua New Guinea rank globally for rice yields?
- Hong Kong ranks 98th and Papua New Guinea ranks 95th of 124 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Rice yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.