Chile vs New Zealand: Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses
Chile
3.5%
in 2023
New Zealand
3.3%
in 2023
Chile rank
59th
New Zealand rank
61st
Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses over time
- Chile
- New Zealand
How they compare
Chile currently reports 3.5% against 3.3% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Zealand ahead.
Chile ranks 59th and New Zealand ranks 61st of 181 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.1% | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Chile |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 1.1% | 0.4% | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 0.0% | Chile |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 3.3% | 0.2% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 4.0% | 0.2% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 3.8% | 0.1% | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of cereals allocated to industrial uses, Chile or New Zealand?
- Chile, at 3.5% against 3.3% in New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of cereals allocated to industrial uses between Chile and New Zealand?
- 0.2%, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and New Zealand?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Chile and New Zealand rank globally for share of cereals allocated to industrial uses?
- Chile ranks 59th and New Zealand ranks 61st 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.