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

0.40.60.811.21.4196119922023

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 73 Netherlands 0.4718 compare
  2. 75 Greece 0.4609 compare
  3. 77 Romania 0.4411 compare
  4. 78 Chad 0.4339 compare
  5. 79 Seychelles 0.4301 compare

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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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About this data

Indicator
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops
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
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 10,097 data points, 1961–2023
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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).