Australia vs Nepal: Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel
Australia
1.06 million tonnes
in 2023
Nepal
1.12 million tonnes
in 2023
Australia rank
25th
Nepal rank
23rd
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel over time
- Australia
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 1.12 million tonnes against 1.06 million tonnes in Australia, a difference of 59,000 tonnes.
That makes Nepal's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 25th and Nepal ranks 23rd of 181 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 6 and Nepal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 83,667 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 83,667 tonnes | Australia |
| 1970s | 160,700 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 160,700 tonnes | Australia |
| 1980s | 198,100 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 198,100 tonnes | Australia |
| 1990s | 381,500 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 381,500 tonnes | Australia |
| 2000s | 669,500 tonnes | 100 tonnes | 669,400 tonnes | Australia |
| 2010s | 959,200 tonnes | 799,600 tonnes | 159,600 tonnes | Australia |
| 2020s | 991,750 tonnes | 1.13 million tonnes | 138,000 tonnes | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, Australia or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 1.12 million tonnes against 1.06 million tonnes in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel between Australia and Nepal?
- 59,000 tonnes, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Nepal?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Nepal rank globally for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel?
- Australia ranks 25th and Nepal ranks 23rd of 181 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Quantity of cereal crops allocated to other uses (and not to human food or animal feed), predominantly industrial uses such as biofuel production.