Change of cereal yield vs land used in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Change of cereal yield vs land used was 2 in 1990. ▲ Rising
Change of cereal yield vs land used in Hong Kong, 1961–1990
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Hong Kong recorded 2 for change of cereal yield vs land used in 1990.
The figure is down 33.3% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change of cereal yield vs land used in Hong Kong peaked at 3 in 1988 and was at its lowest, 1.25, in 1987.
That places Hong Kong 121st out of 186 countries with data for 1990, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Change of cereal yield vs land used in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.02 | — |
| 1962 | 1.72 | -14.7% |
| 1963 | 1.84 | +7.0% |
| 1964 | 1.4 | -24.2% |
| 1965 | 2.44 | +74.5% |
| 1966 | 1.76 | -27.9% |
| 1967 | 1.93 | +10.1% |
| 1968 | 1.78 | -8.0% |
| 1969 | 2.37 | +33.0% |
| 1970 | 2.37 | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 2.29 | -3.3% |
| 1972 | 2.06 | -10.1% |
| 1973 | 2.23 | +8.3% |
| 1974 | 1.62 | -27.4% |
| 1975 | 1.79 | +10.9% |
| 1976 | 1.89 | +5.2% |
| 1977 | 1.88 | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 1.88 | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 1.52 | -19.5% |
| 1980 | 2.12 | +40.0% |
| 1981 | 1.5 | -29.3% |
| 1982 | 1.54 | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 1.33 | -13.3% |
| 1984 | 2.18 | +63.6% |
| 1985 | 2.5 | +14.6% |
| 1986 | 2.2 | -12.0% |
| 1987 | 1.25 | -43.2% |
| 1988 | 3 | +140.0% |
| 1989 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 2 | -33.3% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 2 is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.11, 39% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 2 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.69, 54% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change of cereal yield vs land used in Hong Kong 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +140.0% | 1.25 | 3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.92 | 1.4 | 2.44 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.95 | 1.52 | 2.37 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.06 | 1.25 | 3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
- 118 Djibouti 2.04 compare
- 119 Sao Tome and Principe 2 compare
- 120 Senegal 2 compare
- 121 Guadeloupe 2 compare
- 123 Iceland 1.97
- 124 Antigua and Barbuda 1.96 compare
More agriculture & rural data for Hong Kong
- Rural population 0.0% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 152.36 million current US$ (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.0% (2024)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population 0 (2025)
- Rural population growth -172.3% (1995)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0 hectares per person (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 0.0373 (2024)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change of cereal yield vs land used in Hong Kong?
- Change of cereal yield vs land used in Hong Kong was 2 in 1990, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change of cereal yield vs land used recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 3 in 1988.
- What is the lowest change of cereal yield vs land used recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.25 in 1987.
- How does Hong Kong rank for change of cereal yield vs land used?
- Hong Kong ranks 121st out of 186 countries with data for 1990.
- Is change of cereal yield vs land used rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Change of cereal yield vs land used. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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