Canada vs Germany: Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel
Canada
6.24 million tonnes
in 2023
Germany
7.00 million tonnes
in 2023
Canada rank
6th
Germany rank
4th
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel over time
- Canada
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 7.00 million tonnes against 6.24 million tonnes in Canada, a difference of 760,000 tonnes.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Germany ahead.
Canada ranks 6th and Germany ranks 4th of 180 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and Germany in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70,889 tonnes | 107,444 tonnes | 36,556 tonnes | Germany |
| 1970s | 66,800 tonnes | 221,500 tonnes | 154,700 tonnes | Germany |
| 1980s | 188,700 tonnes | 334,300 tonnes | 145,600 tonnes | Germany |
| 1990s | 502,600 tonnes | 443,500 tonnes | 59,100 tonnes | Canada |
| 2000s | 547,600 tonnes | 639,600 tonnes | 92,000 tonnes | Germany |
| 2010s | 2.23 million tonnes | 1.47 million tonnes | 764,600 tonnes | Canada |
| 2020s | 6.69 million tonnes | 5.31 million tonnes | 1.38 million tonnes | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, Canada or Germany?
- Germany, at 7.00 million tonnes against 6.24 million tonnes in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel between Canada and Germany?
- 760,000 tonnes, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Germany?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Germany rank globally for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel?
- Canada ranks 6th and Germany ranks 4th of 180 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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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.