Cameroon vs Saudi Arabia: Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses
Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses over time
- Cameroon
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 0.2% against 0.1% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.3 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Cameroon ranks 119th and Saudi Arabia ranks 121st of 181 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 4 and Saudi Arabia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.6% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.7% | 0.7% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.1% | 1.2% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 0.2% | 4.3% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of cereals allocated to industrial uses, Cameroon or Saudi Arabia?
- Cameroon, at 0.2% against 0.1% in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of cereals allocated to industrial uses between Cameroon and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.1%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Saudi Arabia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Saudi Arabia rank globally for share of cereals allocated to industrial uses?
- Cameroon ranks 119th and Saudi Arabia ranks 121st 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.