Bulgaria vs Italy: Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel
Bulgaria
406,000 tonnes
in 2023
Italy
514,000 tonnes
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
41st
Italy rank
38th
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel over time
- Bulgaria
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 514,000 tonnes against 406,000 tonnes in Bulgaria, a difference of 108,000 tonnes.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.3 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 41st and Italy ranks 38th of 181 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,778 tonnes | 227,778 tonnes | 226,000 tonnes | Italy |
| 1970s | 18,700 tonnes | 340,400 tonnes | 321,700 tonnes | Italy |
| 1980s | 15,500 tonnes | 324,700 tonnes | 309,200 tonnes | Italy |
| 1990s | 45,000 tonnes | 128,800 tonnes | 83,800 tonnes | Italy |
| 2000s | 188,400 tonnes | 243,700 tonnes | 55,300 tonnes | Italy |
| 2010s | 332,700 tonnes | 465,500 tonnes | 132,800 tonnes | Italy |
| 2020s | 383,250 tonnes | 653,750 tonnes | 270,500 tonnes | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, Bulgaria or Italy?
- Italy, at 514,000 tonnes against 406,000 tonnes in Bulgaria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel between Bulgaria and Italy?
- 108,000 tonnes, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Italy?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Italy rank globally for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel?
- Bulgaria ranks 41st and Italy ranks 38th 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.