China vs United States: Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel
China
63.25 million tonnes
in 2023
United States
125.63 million tonnes
in 2023
China rank
2nd
United States rank
1st
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel over time
- China
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 125.63 million tonnes against 63.25 million tonnes in China, a difference of 62.38 million tonnes.
That makes United States's figure about 2.0 times China's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.
China ranks 2nd and United States ranks 1st of 181 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.68 million tonnes | 3.84 million tonnes | 1.15 million tonnes | United States |
| 1970s | 1.96 million tonnes | 3.64 million tonnes | 1.68 million tonnes | United States |
| 1980s | 6.28 million tonnes | 9.63 million tonnes | 3.35 million tonnes | United States |
| 1990s | 10.84 million tonnes | 17.80 million tonnes | 6.96 million tonnes | United States |
| 2000s | 22.86 million tonnes | 58.23 million tonnes | 35.37 million tonnes | United States |
| 2010s | 42.36 million tonnes | 129.66 million tonnes | 87.29 million tonnes | United States |
| 2020s | 63.99 million tonnes | 115.03 million tonnes | 51.03 million tonnes | United States |
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 United States?
- United States, at 125.63 million tonnes against 63.25 million tonnes in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel between China and United States?
- 62.38 million tonnes, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and United States?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and United States rank globally for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel?
- China ranks 2nd and United States ranks 1st 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.