China vs Indonesia: Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel
China
63.25 million tonnes
in 2023
Indonesia
10.16 million tonnes
in 2023
China rank
2nd
Indonesia rank
3rd
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel over time
- China
- Indonesia
How they compare
China currently reports 63.25 million tonnes against 10.16 million tonnes in Indonesia, a difference of 53.09 million tonnes.
That makes China's figure about 6.2 times Indonesia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China ahead.
China ranks 2nd and Indonesia ranks 3rd of 181 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.68 million tonnes | 0 tonnes | 2.68 million tonnes | China |
| 1970s | 1.96 million tonnes | 1,000 tonnes | 1.96 million tonnes | China |
| 1980s | 6.28 million tonnes | 387,100 tonnes | 5.89 million tonnes | China |
| 1990s | 10.84 million tonnes | 4.86 million tonnes | 5.99 million tonnes | China |
| 2000s | 22.86 million tonnes | 6.39 million tonnes | 16.47 million tonnes | China |
| 2010s | 42.36 million tonnes | 12.82 million tonnes | 29.54 million tonnes | China |
| 2020s | 63.99 million tonnes | 11.70 million tonnes | 52.29 million tonnes | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, China or Indonesia?
- China, at 63.25 million tonnes against 10.16 million tonnes in Indonesia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel between China and Indonesia?
- 53.09 million tonnes, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Indonesia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and Indonesia rank globally for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel?
- China ranks 2nd and Indonesia ranks 3rd 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.