Cereal yield in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Cereal yield was 2,059 kg per hectare in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield in Hong Kong, China, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
Hong Kong, China recorded 2,059 kg per hectare for cereal yield in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield in Hong Kong, China peaked at 3,000 kg per hectare in 1988 and was at its lowest, 1,250 kg per hectare, in 1987.
That places Hong Kong, China 118th out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Cereal yield in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | kg per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,017 kg per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1,720 kg per hectare | -14.7% |
| 1963 | 1,841 kg per hectare | +7.0% |
| 1964 | 1,396 kg per hectare | -24.2% |
| 1965 | 2,436 kg per hectare | +74.5% |
| 1966 | 1,756 kg per hectare | -27.9% |
| 1967 | 1,933 kg per hectare | +10.1% |
| 1968 | 1,779 kg per hectare | -8.0% |
| 1969 | 2,365 kg per hectare | +33.0% |
| 1970 | 2,367 kg per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 2,289 kg per hectare | -3.3% |
| 1972 | 2,057 kg per hectare | -10.1% |
| 1973 | 2,226 kg per hectare | +8.3% |
| 1974 | 1,616 kg per hectare | -27.4% |
| 1975 | 1,792 kg per hectare | +10.9% |
| 1976 | 1,886 kg per hectare | +5.2% |
| 1977 | 1,883 kg per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 1,882 kg per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 1,515 kg per hectare | -19.5% |
| 1980 | 2,121 kg per hectare | +40.0% |
| 1981 | 1,500 kg per hectare | -29.3% |
| 1982 | 1,538 kg per hectare | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 1,333 kg per hectare | -13.3% |
| 1984 | 2,182 kg per hectare | +63.6% |
| 1985 | 2,500 kg per hectare | +14.6% |
| 1986 | 2,200 kg per hectare | -12.0% |
| 1987 | 1,250 kg per hectare | -43.2% |
| 1988 | 3,000 kg per hectare | +140.0% |
| 1989 | 3,000 kg per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 2,000 kg per hectare | -33.3% |
| 1997 | 1,923 kg per hectare | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 1,924 kg per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 1,929 kg per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 1,923 kg per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 1,906 kg per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 1,990 kg per hectare | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 1,990 kg per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 1,990 kg per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1,990 kg per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1,985 kg per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 1,975 kg per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 2,000 kg per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 2,000 kg per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2,000 kg per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2,000 kg per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2,000 kg per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2,031 kg per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 2,079 kg per hectare | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 2,096 kg per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 2,101 kg per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 2,109 kg per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 2,102 kg per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 2,116 kg per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 2,040 kg per hectare | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 2,049 kg per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 2,059 kg per hectare | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,916 kg per hectare | 1,396 kg per hectare | 2,436 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,951 kg per hectare | 1,515 kg per hectare | 2,367 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,062 kg per hectare | 1,250 kg per hectare | 3,000 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,944 kg per hectare | 1,923 kg per hectare | 2,000 kg per hectare | 4 |
| 2000s | 1,972 kg per hectare | 1,906 kg per hectare | 2,000 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 2010s | 2,052 kg per hectare | 2,000 kg per hectare | 2,109 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,066 kg per hectare | 2,040 kg per hectare | 2,116 kg per hectare | 4 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 20.25 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1996)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
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- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 0.0373 (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield in Hong Kong, China?
- Cereal yield in Hong Kong, China was 2,059 kg per hectare in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest cereal yield recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 3,000 kg per hectare in 1988.
- What is the lowest cereal yield recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,250 kg per hectare in 1987.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for cereal yield?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 118th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal yield rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong, China data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Cereal yield (kg per hectare). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereal yield, measured as kilograms per hectare of harvested land, includes wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded. The FAO allocates production data to the calendar year in which the bulk of the harvest took place. Most of a crop harvested near the end of a year will be used in the following year.