How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Russia?

24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – 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.

Belgium vs Russia: Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel

Belgium

1.60 million tonnes

in 2023

Russia

1.61 million tonnes

in 2023

Belgium rank

19th

Russia rank

18th

Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel over time

Belgium
Russia

How they compare

Russia currently reports 1.61 million tonnes against 1.60 million tonnes in Belgium, a difference of 6,000 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 19th and Russia ranks 18th of 181 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Russia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	683,000 tonnes	4,900 tonnes	678,100 tonnes	Belgium
2010s	1.50 million tonnes	80,900 tonnes	1.42 million tonnes	Belgium
2020s	1.55 million tonnes	1.38 million tonnes	175,500 tonnes	Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, Belgium or Russia?: Russia, at 1.61 million tonnes against 1.60 million tonnes in Belgium as of 2023.
What is the difference in cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel between Belgium and Russia?: 6,000 tonnes, with Russia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Russia?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Russia rank globally for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel?: Belgium ranks 19th and Russia ranks 18th of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – 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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Indicator: Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel
Unit: tonnes
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 181 places, 9,505 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Quantity of cereal crops allocated to other uses (and not to human food or animal feed), predominantly industrial uses such as biofuel production.