Bangladesh vs Italy: Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses
Bangladesh
2.2%
in 2023
Italy
2.1%
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
73rd
Italy rank
75th
Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses over time
- Bangladesh
- Italy
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 2.2% against 2.1% in Italy, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 73rd and Italy ranks 75th of 181 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 3 and Italy in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 1.2% | 1.2% | Italy |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 1.6% | 1.6% | Italy |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 1.6% | 1.6% | Italy |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.6% | Italy |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.0% | 0.5% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 15.7% | 1.9% | 13.8% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 2.7% | 3.3% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of cereals allocated to industrial uses, Bangladesh or Italy?
- Bangladesh, at 2.2% against 2.1% in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of cereals allocated to industrial uses between Bangladesh and Italy?
- 0.1%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Italy?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and Italy rank globally for share of cereals allocated to industrial uses?
- Bangladesh ranks 73rd and Italy ranks 75th of 181 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 industrial uses. 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 consumption – after accounting for trade – that is allocated to other purposes (primarily industrial uses such as biofuel production), relative to the total allocated to human food, animal feed, and other uses. This excludes cereals used for seed, processing, and losses.