Egypt vs New Caledonia: Share of cereals allocated to human food
Egypt
74.7%
in 2023
New Caledonia
71.9%
in 2023
Egypt rank
67th
New Caledonia rank
69th
Share of cereals allocated to human food over time
- Egypt
- New Caledonia
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 74.7% against 71.9% in New Caledonia, a difference of 2.8%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 67th and New Caledonia ranks 69th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 6 and New Caledonia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | New Caledonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 81.2% | 72.2% | 8.9% | Egypt |
| 1970s | 80.2% | 75.3% | 4.9% | Egypt |
| 1980s | 77.7% | 60.6% | 17.1% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 74.7% | 53.0% | 21.7% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 66.2% | 46.8% | 19.4% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 64.0% | 65.0% | 1.0% | New Caledonia |
| 2020s | 73.7% | 67.1% | 6.7% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of cereals allocated to human food, Egypt or New Caledonia?
- Egypt, at 74.7% against 71.9% in New Caledonia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of cereals allocated to human food between Egypt and New Caledonia?
- 2.8%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and New Caledonia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and New Caledonia rank globally for share of cereals allocated to human food?
- Egypt ranks 67th and New Caledonia ranks 69th of 192 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 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 – after accounting for trade – 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.