Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops was 0.4524 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.4524
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
76th
of 163 countries
All-time high
1.44
in 1964
All-time low
0.4463
in 2020
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Hong Kong, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Hong Kong is 0.4524, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Hong Kong peaked at 1.44 in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.4463, in 2020.
That places Hong Kong 76th out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1 | — |
| 1962 | 1.1 | +9.5% |
| 1963 | 1.26 | +15.4% |
| 1964 | 1.44 | +13.8% |
| 1965 | 1.25 | -12.9% |
| 1966 | 0.8156 | -35.0% |
| 1967 | 0.7072 | -13.3% |
| 1968 | 0.817 | +15.5% |
| 1969 | 0.7686 | -5.9% |
| 1970 | 0.7229 | -5.9% |
| 1971 | 0.6409 | -11.3% |
| 1972 | 0.691 | +7.8% |
| 1973 | 0.7168 | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 0.6981 | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 0.6275 | -10.1% |
| 1976 | 0.5876 | -6.4% |
| 1977 | 0.5058 | -13.9% |
| 1978 | 0.5599 | +10.7% |
| 1979 | 0.5247 | -6.3% |
| 1980 | 0.5003 | -4.7% |
| 1981 | 0.4667 | -6.7% |
| 1982 | 0.4885 | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 0.4921 | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.5225 | +6.2% |
| 1985 | 0.5755 | +10.1% |
| 1986 | 0.5485 | -4.7% |
| 1987 | 0.5871 | +7.0% |
| 1988 | 0.572 | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 0.4884 | -14.6% |
| 1990 | 0.5787 | +18.5% |
| 1991 | 0.6068 | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 0.6849 | +12.9% |
| 1993 | 0.7272 | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 0.6925 | -4.8% |
| 1995 | 0.7045 | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.7954 | +12.9% |
| 1997 | 0.6867 | -13.7% |
| 1998 | 0.7716 | +12.4% |
| 1999 | 0.8589 | +11.3% |
| 2000 | 1.01 | +18.1% |
| 2001 | 1.18 | +16.1% |
| 2002 | 1.2 | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 1.2 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.18 | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 1.18 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9203 | -21.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9185 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9215 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.927 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.8135 | -12.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8066 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.6732 | -16.5% |
| 2013 | 0.6837 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.6978 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.711 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.6767 | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 0.6953 | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.6703 | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.6683 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4463 | -33.2% |
| 2021 | 0.4475 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.4524 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.4524 | +0.0% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 0.4524 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.5062, 89% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 0.4524 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4156, 1.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.02 | 0.7072 | 1.44 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6275 | 0.5058 | 0.7229 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5242 | 0.4667 | 0.5871 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7107 | 0.5787 | 0.8589 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.06 | 0.9185 | 1.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7096 | 0.6683 | 0.8135 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4496 | 0.4463 | 0.4524 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
More reference data data for Hong Kong
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.0002 (1990)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0028 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils 7.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0219 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.0002 (1990)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 20.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Enteric Fermentation 6.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0041 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Hong Kong?
- Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Hong Kong was 0.4524 in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 1.44 in 1964.
- What is the lowest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4463 in 2020.
- How does Hong Kong rank for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
- Hong Kong ranks 76th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).