What is the difference in cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty between Hong Kong and East Timor?

70 kg per hectare, with East Timor ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and East Timor?

27 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Hong Kong vs East Timor: Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty

Hong Kong

2,059 kg per hectare

in 2023

East Timor

2,129 kg per hectare

in 2023

Hong Kong rank

118th

East Timor rank

116th

Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty over time

Hong Kong
East Timor

How they compare

East Timor currently reports 2,129 kg per hectare against 2,059 kg per hectare in Hong Kong, a difference of 70 kg per hectare.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Hong Kong ahead.

Hong Kong ranks 118th and East Timor ranks 116th of 180 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 3 and East Timor in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Hong Kong	East Timor	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1,944 kg per hectare	1,760 kg per hectare	184.53 kg per hectare	Hong Kong
2000s	1,972 kg per hectare	1,614 kg per hectare	358.28 kg per hectare	Hong Kong
2010s	2,052 kg per hectare	2,511 kg per hectare	459.18 kg per hectare	East Timor
2020s	2,066 kg per hectare	1,983 kg per hectare	82.62 kg per hectare	Hong Kong

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty, Hong Kong or East Timor?: East Timor, at 2,129 kg per hectare against 2,059 kg per hectare in Hong Kong as of 2023.
What is the difference in cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty between Hong Kong and East Timor?: 70 kg per hectare, with East Timor ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and East Timor?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong and East Timor rank globally for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty?: Hong Kong ranks 118th and East Timor ranks 116th of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty
Unit: kg per hectare
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 180 places, 6,035 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Extreme poverty is defined as living below the International Poverty Line of $3 per day. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.