Egypt vs Nicaragua: Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses
Egypt
1.8%
in 2023
Nicaragua
1.8%
in 2023
Egypt rank
80th
Nicaragua rank
79th
Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses over time
- Egypt
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 1.8% against 1.8% in Egypt, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Egypt ranks 80th and Nicaragua ranks 79th of 181 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Nicaragua in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9% | 2.2% | 1.3% | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 0.8% | 0.2% | 0.6% | Egypt |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 1.7% | 1.2% | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 0.9% | 6.2% | 5.3% | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 7.6% | 6.5% | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 9.7% | 7.9% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.2% | 0.5% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of cereals allocated to industrial uses, Egypt or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 1.8% against 1.8% in Egypt as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of cereals allocated to industrial uses between Egypt and Nicaragua?
- 0.0%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Nicaragua?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Nicaragua rank globally for share of cereals allocated to industrial uses?
- Egypt ranks 80th and Nicaragua ranks 79th 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.