Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Macao
Macao: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square was 3,030 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Macao, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
Macao recorded 3,030 tonnes per square kilometre for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in 2023.
The figure is up 8.7% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Macao peaked at 4,079 tonnes per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1,300 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1968.
Macao ranks 1st of 189 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Macao, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,700 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1,700 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1,700 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1,600 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1965 | 1,550 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1966 | 1,450 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1967 | 1,450 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1,300 tonnes per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1969 | 1,450 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1970 | 1,500 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1971 | 1,550 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 1,700 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1973 | 1,500 tonnes per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 1974 | 1,400 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1975 | 1,450 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 1,650 tonnes per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 1977 | 1,850 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1978 | 1,600 tonnes per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 1979 | 2,100 tonnes per square kilometre | +31.2% |
| 1980 | 2,000 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1981 | 1,900 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1982 | 2,050 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1983 | 2,050 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 2,050 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1,850 tonnes per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1986 | 2,000 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1987 | 2,200 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1988 | 2,150 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 2,200 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 2,200 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 2,250 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 2,300 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 2,100 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1994 | 2,250 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1995 | 2,300 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 2,250 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 2,150 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 2,050 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 2,050 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2,050 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1,577 tonnes per square kilometre | -23.1% |
| 2002 | 1,556 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 1,667 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 1,714 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 1,929 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2006 | 1,993 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 2,260 tonnes per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 2008 | 1,815 tonnes per square kilometre | -19.7% |
| 2009 | 1,797 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 2,828 tonnes per square kilometre | +57.4% |
| 2011 | 3,177 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 2012 | 3,144 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 3,201 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 3,894 tonnes per square kilometre | +21.6% |
| 2015 | 4,079 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 3,902 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 3,084 tonnes per square kilometre | -20.9% |
| 2018 | 3,769 tonnes per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 2019 | 3,222 tonnes per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 2020 | 2,857 tonnes per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 2021 | 2,848 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 2,788 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 3,030 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.7% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 3,030 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 29.18 tonnes per square kilometre, 103.8× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Macao's 3,030 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.31 tonnes per square kilometre, 246.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Macao changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +57.4% | 1,797 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,828 tonnes per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,544 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,300 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,700 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,630 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,400 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,100 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,045 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,850 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,200 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,190 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,050 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,300 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,836 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,556 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,260 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,430 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,828 tonnes per square kilometre | 4,079 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,881 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,788 tonnes per square kilometre | 3,030 tonnes per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Macao
More agriculture & rural data for Macao
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.1% (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2001)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Rural population 0.0% (2025)
- Rural population growth -120.4% (2000)
- Rural population 0 (2025)
- Aquaculture production 0 metric tons (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 0 metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Macao?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Macao was 3,030 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 4,079 tonnes per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,300 tonnes per square kilometre in 1968.
- How does Macao rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square?
- Macao ranks 1st out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Land area (sq. km), 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? ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.