Cuba vs Egypt: Share of cereals allocated to human food
Cuba
70.7%
in 2019
Egypt
74.7%
in 2023
Cuba rank
70th
Egypt rank
67th
Share of cereals allocated to human food over time
- Cuba
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 74.7% against 70.7% in Cuba, a difference of 4.0%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Cuba's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Egypt ahead.
Cuba ranks 70th and Egypt ranks 67th of 192 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 1 and Egypt in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 67.7% | 81.2% | 13.4% | Egypt |
| 1970s | 62.3% | 80.2% | 17.9% | Egypt |
| 1980s | 52.3% | 77.7% | 25.4% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 62.9% | 74.7% | 11.8% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 64.7% | 66.2% | 1.5% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 71.5% | 64.0% | 7.5% | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of cereals allocated to human food, Cuba or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 74.7% against 70.7% in Cuba as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of cereals allocated to human food between Cuba and Egypt?
- 4.0%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Egypt?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
- How do Cuba and Egypt rank globally for share of cereals allocated to human food?
- Cuba ranks 70th and Egypt ranks 67th of 192 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 Share of cereals allocated to human food. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of cereals available for domestic use β after accounting for trade β that is allocated to direct human consumption, relative to the total used for human food, animal feed, and industrial purposes. This excludes cereals used for seed, processing, and losses.