Germany vs USSR: Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel
Germany
7.00 million tonnes
in 2023
USSR
2.22 million tonnes
in 1991
Germany rank
4th
USSR rank
1st
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel over time
- Germany
- USSR
How they compare
Germany currently reports 7.00 million tonnes against 2.22 million tonnes in USSR, a difference of 4.78 million tonnes.
That makes Germany's figure about 3.2 times USSR's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 4th and USSR ranks 1st of 180 countries.
USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 107,444 tonnes | 924,444 tonnes | 817,000 tonnes | USSR |
| 1970s | 221,500 tonnes | 1.09 million tonnes | 869,300 tonnes | USSR |
| 1980s | 334,300 tonnes | 1.95 million tonnes | 1.62 million tonnes | USSR |
| 1990s | 363,000 tonnes | 5.30 million tonnes | 4.94 million tonnes | USSR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, Germany or USSR?
- Germany, at 7.00 million tonnes against 2.22 million tonnes in USSR as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel between Germany and USSR?
- 4.78 million tonnes, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and USSR?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
- How do Germany and USSR rank globally for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel?
- Germany ranks 4th and USSR ranks 1st 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.