Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita was 0.1383 tonnes per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Hong Kong, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Hong Kong recorded 0.1383 tonnes per person for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in 2023.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Hong Kong peaked at 0.2342 tonnes per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.1244 tonnes per person, in 2000.
Hong Kong ranks 111th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2014 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2342 tonnes per person | +16.3% |
| 1963 | 0.2081 tonnes per person | -11.1% |
| 1964 | 0.1995 tonnes per person | -4.2% |
| 1965 | 0.1759 tonnes per person | -11.8% |
| 1966 | 0.1821 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 1967 | 0.2004 tonnes per person | +10.0% |
| 1968 | 0.1956 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.1949 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.193 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 0.2022 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 1972 | 0.2103 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 0.2037 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1679 tonnes per person | -17.6% |
| 1975 | 0.1699 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1895 tonnes per person | +11.5% |
| 1977 | 0.197 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 0.192 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.1966 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.1837 tonnes per person | -6.6% |
| 1981 | 0.1846 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.1922 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 0.2058 tonnes per person | +7.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1849 tonnes per person | -10.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1906 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 0.1962 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 0.1892 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 0.1599 tonnes per person | -15.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1776 tonnes per person | +11.1% |
| 1990 | 0.1669 tonnes per person | -6.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1758 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 0.174 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1461 tonnes per person | -16.0% |
| 1994 | 0.145 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1572 tonnes per person | +8.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1439 tonnes per person | -8.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1368 tonnes per person | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1259 tonnes per person | -8.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1273 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1244 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1334 tonnes per person | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1336 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1353 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1355 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1386 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1385 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1384 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1315 tonnes per person | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1298 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1636 tonnes per person | +26.0% |
| 2011 | 0.169 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1652 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1694 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.173 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1646 tonnes per person | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1641 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1618 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1612 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1497 tonnes per person | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1472 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1415 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1421 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1383 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 0.1383 tonnes per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2469 tonnes per person, 56% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 0.1383 tonnes per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1491 tonnes per person, 93% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1991 tonnes per person | 0.1759 tonnes per person | 0.2342 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1922 tonnes per person | 0.1679 tonnes per person | 0.2103 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1865 tonnes per person | 0.1599 tonnes per person | 0.2058 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1499 tonnes per person | 0.1259 tonnes per person | 0.1758 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1339 tonnes per person | 0.1244 tonnes per person | 0.1386 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1641 tonnes per person | 0.1497 tonnes per person | 0.173 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1423 tonnes per person | 0.1383 tonnes per person | 0.1472 tonnes per person | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Hong Kong
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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)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.0% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Hong Kong?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Hong Kong was 0.1383 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2342 tonnes per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1244 tonnes per person in 2000.
- How does Hong Kong rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita?
- Hong Kong ranks 111th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.