Hong Kong
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Since the accession of Hong-Kong by the People's Republic of China on July 1st, 1997, figures appearing in tables below correspond to those of the People's Republic of China.
There is only 8% of arable lands in Hong-Kong. The agricultural activity is almost non-existent. Some vegetables are cultivated and breeding is purely industrial. In 1997, fishing reached more than 210,000 tons.
As a concequence, in 1997, the agricultural adverse balance accounted for more than 5 billion dollars.
Agricultural population (in thousands)
Total population
n.c.
Agricultural population
n.c.
Non agricultural population
n.c.
Source : 2004, FAOSTAT
Land use
Cultivated surface area
7 000
Irrigated surface area
n.c.
Number of farms
n.c.
Source : 2003, FAOSTAT
Production indicators
Main crops
| Product | Production (in thousands) | Harvested surface (1000 ha) | Yield by hectare (kg/ha) |
| nc. | nc. | nc. | nc. |
Source :
Livestock
| Specie | Headcount (in thousands) |
| nc. | nc. |
Source :
Fishing (in metric tons)
| Shellfish, mollusks and cephalopods | Saltwater fish | Freshwater fish |
| 15 084 | 149 113 | 1 349 |
Source : 2005, FAOSTAT