Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita was 27 percent in 2021. ▼ Falling
Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in Hong Kong, China, 2001–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Hong Kong, China is 27 percent, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Hong Kong, China peaked at 30 percent in 2003 and was at its lowest, 27 percent, in 2020.
Hong Kong, China ranks 164th of 182 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 29 percent | — |
| 2002 | 29 percent | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 30 percent | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 30 percent | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 30 percent | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 30 percent | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 30 percent | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 30 percent | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 30 percent | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 30 percent | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 30 percent | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 29 percent | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 30 percent | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 30 percent | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 30 percent | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 30 percent | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 29 percent | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 29 percent | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 28 percent | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 27 percent | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 27 percent | +0.0% |
Hong Kong, China compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong, China's 27 percent is below the median for high income countries, which is 31 percent, 87% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong, China's 27 percent is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 45 percent, 60% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.78 percent | 29 percent | 30 percent | 9 |
| 2010s | 29.5 percent | 28 percent | 30 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 27 percent | 27 percent | 27 percent | 2 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China
More energy & mining data for Hong Kong, China
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.6559 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 2.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Hong Kong, China?
- Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Hong Kong, China was 27 percent in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 30 percent in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 27 percent in 2020.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 164th out of 182 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hong Kong, China data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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A high share of calories from cereals, roots and tubers typically represents lower dietary diversity. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.