Finland vs New Zealand: Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel

Finland
55,000 tonnes
in 2023
New Zealand
51,000 tonnes
in 2023
Finland rank
69th
New Zealand rank
71st

Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel over time

  • Finland
  • New Zealand
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k196119922023

How they compare

Finland currently reports 55,000 tonnes against 51,000 tonnes in New Zealand, a difference of 4,000 tonnes.

That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Zealand ahead.

Finland ranks 69th and New Zealand ranks 71st of 181 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 6 and New Zealand in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 9,000 tonnes 2,889 tonnes 6,111 tonnes Finland
1970s 30,600 tonnes 3,600 tonnes 27,000 tonnes Finland
1980s 52,100 tonnes 7,700 tonnes 44,400 tonnes Finland
1990s 58,000 tonnes 12,500 tonnes 45,500 tonnes Finland
2000s 80,900 tonnes 36,800 tonnes 44,100 tonnes Finland
2010s 41,400 tonnes 64,600 tonnes 23,200 tonnes New Zealand
2020s 63,000 tonnes 61,500 tonnes 1,500 tonnes Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, Finland or New Zealand?
Finland, at 55,000 tonnes against 51,000 tonnes in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel between Finland and New Zealand?
4,000 tonnes, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and New Zealand?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Finland and New Zealand rank globally for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel?
Finland ranks 69th and New Zealand ranks 71st 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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About this data

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

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