Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita was 87.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita in Hong Kong, China, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Hong Kong, China recorded 87.3% for share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita in Hong Kong, China peaked at 98.3% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 73.4%, in 1982.
That places Hong Kong, China 46th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 90.3% | — |
| 1962 | 87.0% | -3.7% |
| 1963 | 87.9% | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 91.6% | +4.1% |
| 1965 | 92.6% | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 90.8% | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 89.2% | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 84.7% | -5.0% |
| 1969 | 82.9% | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 80.4% | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 80.0% | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 84.3% | +5.4% |
| 1973 | 82.3% | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 84.8% | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 84.2% | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 82.3% | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 76.6% | -6.9% |
| 1978 | 74.8% | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 73.6% | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 76.0% | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 76.6% | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 73.4% | -4.2% |
| 1983 | 74.0% | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 82.2% | +11.0% |
| 1985 | 78.8% | -4.1% |
| 1986 | 79.6% | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 82.3% | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 95.2% | +15.7% |
| 1989 | 90.4% | -5.0% |
| 1990 | 95.0% | +5.2% |
| 1991 | 95.7% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 95.5% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 96.1% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 96.3% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 93.3% | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 98.3% | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 98.2% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 96.5% | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 96.5% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 96.9% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 93.0% | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 94.8% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 92.5% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 91.8% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 90.3% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 89.5% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 93.8% | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 97.2% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 96.7% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 96.0% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 93.3% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 88.8% | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 90.6% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 91.4% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 92.6% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 92.5% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 93.1% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 93.2% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 93.6% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 91.2% | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 92.4% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 88.1% | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 87.3% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 88.6% | 82.9% | 92.6% | 9 |
| 1970s | 80.3% | 73.6% | 84.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 80.8% | 73.4% | 95.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 96.1% | 93.3% | 98.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 93.7% | 89.5% | 97.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.5% | 88.8% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.8% | 87.3% | 92.4% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita in Hong Kong, China?
- Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita in Hong Kong, China was 87.3% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 98.3% in 1996.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.4% in 1982.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 46th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong, China data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of domestic cereal supply allocated to direct human food, rather than animal feed or biofuels. GDP is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs across countries.