Netherlands vs United States: Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita

Netherlands
0.1365 tonnes per person
in 2023
United States
0.3731 tonnes per person
in 2023
Netherlands rank
5th
United States rank
2nd

Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita over time

  • Netherlands
  • United States
00.10.20.30.40.5196119922023

How they compare

United States currently reports 0.3731 tonnes per person against 0.1365 tonnes per person in Netherlands, a difference of 0.2366 tonnes per person.

That makes United States's figure about 2.7 times Netherlands's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.

Netherlands ranks 5th and United States ranks 2nd of 178 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 2 and United States in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands United States Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0043 tonnes per person 0.0198 tonnes per person 0.0155 tonnes per person United States
1970s 0.0222 tonnes per person 0.0169 tonnes per person 0.0053 tonnes per person Netherlands
1980s 0.05 tonnes per person 0.0403 tonnes per person 0.0097 tonnes per person Netherlands
1990s 0.047 tonnes per person 0.0671 tonnes per person 0.0201 tonnes per person United States
2000s 0.0504 tonnes per person 0.1952 tonnes per person 0.1448 tonnes per person United States
2010s 0.1176 tonnes per person 0.4052 tonnes per person 0.2877 tonnes per person United States
2020s 0.1111 tonnes per person 0.3448 tonnes per person 0.2337 tonnes per person 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, per capita, Netherlands or United States?
United States, at 0.3731 tonnes per person against 0.1365 tonnes per person in Netherlands as of 2023.
What is the difference in cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita between Netherlands and United States?
0.2366 tonnes per person, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and United States?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Netherlands and United States rank globally for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita?
Netherlands ranks 5th and United States ranks 2nd of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
178 places, 9,362 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.