Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per square kilometre in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per square kilometre was 16.19 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per square kilometre in Hong Kong, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per square kilometre in Hong Kong stood at 16.19 tonnes per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 5.6% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per square kilometre in Hong Kong peaked at 23.81 tonnes per square kilometre in 2007 and was at its lowest, 4.9 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Hong Kong 2nd out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per square kilometre in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.9 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 9.8 tonnes per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 1963 | 11.76 tonnes per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1964 | 8.82 tonnes per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 1965 | 10.78 tonnes per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 1966 | 9.8 tonnes per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1967 | 15.69 tonnes per square kilometre | +60.0% |
| 1968 | 13.73 tonnes per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1969 | 14.71 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1970 | 13.73 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1971 | 13.73 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 14.71 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1973 | 13.73 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1974 | 13.73 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 12.87 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1976 | 15.84 tonnes per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 1977 | 15 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1978 | 19 tonnes per square kilometre | +26.7% |
| 1979 | 17 tonnes per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 1980 | 23 tonnes per square kilometre | +35.3% |
| 1981 | 22 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1982 | 20.2 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1983 | 17.17 tonnes per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 1984 | 18.18 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1985 | 18.18 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 17.17 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1987 | 19.19 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1988 | 16.16 tonnes per square kilometre | -15.8% |
| 1989 | 18.18 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1990 | 14.14 tonnes per square kilometre | -22.2% |
| 1991 | 18.18 tonnes per square kilometre | +28.6% |
| 1992 | 18.18 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 20.2 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1994 | 17.17 tonnes per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 1995 | 14.29 tonnes per square kilometre | -16.8% |
| 1996 | 19.05 tonnes per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1997 | 16.19 tonnes per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 1998 | 15.24 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 17.14 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2000 | 13.33 tonnes per square kilometre | -22.2% |
| 2001 | 18.1 tonnes per square kilometre | +35.7% |
| 2002 | 16.19 tonnes per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 2003 | 16.19 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 19.05 tonnes per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 2005 | 19.05 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 20.95 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2007 | 23.81 tonnes per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 2008 | 22.86 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 20.95 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 18.1 tonnes per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 2011 | 18.1 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 18.1 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 19.05 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 19.05 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 19.05 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 19.05 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 19.05 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 19.05 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 19.05 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 18.1 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 16.19 tonnes per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 2022 | 17.14 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 16.19 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.6% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 16.19 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0315 tonnes per square kilometre, 513.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +100.0% | 4.9 tonnes per square kilometre | 9.8 tonnes per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.11 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.9 tonnes per square kilometre | 15.69 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 14.93 tonnes per square kilometre | 12.87 tonnes per square kilometre | 19 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.94 tonnes per square kilometre | 16.16 tonnes per square kilometre | 23 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.98 tonnes per square kilometre | 14.14 tonnes per square kilometre | 20.2 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.05 tonnes per square kilometre | 13.33 tonnes per square kilometre | 23.81 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.76 tonnes per square kilometre | 18.1 tonnes per square kilometre | 19.05 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.9 tonnes per square kilometre | 16.19 tonnes per square kilometre | 18.1 tonnes per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
More reference data data for Hong Kong
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0072 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (1990)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0072 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.004 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0056 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0052 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0347 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (1990)
Frequently asked questions
- What is soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per square kilometre in Hong Kong?
- Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per square kilometre in Hong Kong was 16.19 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per square kilometre recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 23.81 tonnes per square kilometre in 2007.
- What is the lowest soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per square kilometre recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9 tonnes per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Hong Kong rank for soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per square kilometre?
- Hong Kong ranks 2nd out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per square kilometre rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel? 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.
Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel? ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel? 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
Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel? 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.