Agriculture
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. |
Farmland surface area:
| The areas under cultivation include arable lands and those with permanent crops. They represent 7 000 hectares in Hong-Kong and 135,565,000 hectares in China. |
Crops
Crop |
Yield (in Metric Tons) |
Surface (in hectares) |
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Rice Paddy
|
190,111,157
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30,503,100
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62,325
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Livestock
Species |
Headcount |
Pigs
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437,662,210
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Number of tractors:
Irrigated land (surface area):
Fishing
Yield in metric tons
Shellfish, mollusks and cephalopods |
Saltwater fish |
11,923,202 Tm.
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10,774,593 Tm.
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Aquacultural yield in metric tons:
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