New Zealand vs Uruguay: Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses
New Zealand
3.3%
in 2023
Uruguay
2.6%
in 2023
New Zealand rank
61st
Uruguay rank
64th
Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses over time
- New Zealand
- Uruguay
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 3.3% against 2.6% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.3 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 61st and Uruguay ranks 64th of 181 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.2% | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.2% | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 1.1% | 0.1% | 1.0% | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 1.4% | 0.5% | 0.9% | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 0.9% | 2.4% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 3.0% | 0.8% | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of cereals allocated to industrial uses, New Zealand or Uruguay?
- New Zealand, at 3.3% against 2.6% in Uruguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of cereals allocated to industrial uses between New Zealand and Uruguay?
- 0.7%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Uruguay?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do New Zealand and Uruguay rank globally for share of cereals allocated to industrial uses?
- New Zealand ranks 61st and Uruguay ranks 64th 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.