Gambia vs Netherlands Antilles: Share of cereals allocated to human food
Gambia
97.2%
in 2023
Netherlands Antilles
96.3%
in 2009
Gambia rank
21st
Netherlands Antilles rank
24th
Share of cereals allocated to human food over time
- Gambia
- Netherlands Antilles
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 97.2% against 96.3% in Netherlands Antilles, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 21st and Netherlands Antilles ranks 24th of 192 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 3 and Netherlands Antilles in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Netherlands Antilles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 97.8% | 81.7% | 16.2% | Gambia |
| 1970s | 97.8% | 68.0% | 29.8% | Gambia |
| 1980s | 91.5% | 76.3% | 15.1% | Gambia |
| 1990s | 91.5% | 91.9% | 0.4% | Netherlands Antilles |
| 2000s | 80.7% | 92.5% | 11.8% | Netherlands Antilles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of cereals allocated to human food, Gambia or Netherlands Antilles?
- Gambia, at 97.2% against 96.3% in Netherlands Antilles as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of cereals allocated to human food between Gambia and Netherlands Antilles?
- 0.9%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Netherlands Antilles?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2009.
- How do Gambia and Netherlands Antilles rank globally for share of cereals allocated to human food?
- Gambia ranks 21st and Netherlands Antilles ranks 24th 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.