Share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel in Cyprus
Cyprus: Share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel was 187,000 tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel in Cyprus, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel in Cyprus is 187,000 tonnes, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel in Cyprus peaked at 205,000 tonnes in 2020 and was at its lowest, 60,000 tonnes, in 1972.
Cyprus ranks 156th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 71,000 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 73,000 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 74,000 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 74,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 72,000 tonnes | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 77,000 tonnes | +6.9% |
| 1967 | 76,000 tonnes | -1.3% |
| 1968 | 77,000 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 93,000 tonnes | +20.8% |
| 1970 | 80,000 tonnes | -14.0% |
| 1971 | 76,000 tonnes | -5.0% |
| 1972 | 60,000 tonnes | -21.1% |
| 1973 | 70,000 tonnes | +16.7% |
| 1974 | 67,000 tonnes | -4.3% |
| 1975 | 66,000 tonnes | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 68,000 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 69,000 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 64,000 tonnes | -7.2% |
| 1979 | 65,000 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 63,000 tonnes | -3.1% |
| 1981 | 64,000 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 65,000 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 67,000 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 67,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 68,000 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 71,000 tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 76,000 tonnes | +7.0% |
| 1988 | 77,000 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 75,000 tonnes | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 75,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 76,000 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 80,000 tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 82,000 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 83,000 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 84,000 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 84,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 84,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 85,000 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 88,000 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 81,000 tonnes | -8.0% |
| 2001 | 81,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 79,000 tonnes | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 79,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 74,000 tonnes | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 70,000 tonnes | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 70,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 82,000 tonnes | +17.1% |
| 2008 | 88,000 tonnes | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 90,000 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 175,000 tonnes | +94.4% |
| 2011 | 184,000 tonnes | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 189,000 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 191,000 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 187,000 tonnes | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 191,000 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 193,000 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 194,000 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 198,000 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 193,000 tonnes | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 205,000 tonnes | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 193,000 tonnes | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 182,000 tonnes | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 187,000 tonnes | +2.7% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 187,000 tonnes is below the median for high income countries, which is 783,000 tonnes, 24% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 187,000 tonnes is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.10 million tonnes, 17% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel in Cyprus changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +94.4% | 90,000 tonnes | 175,000 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 76,333 tonnes | 71,000 tonnes | 93,000 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 68,500 tonnes | 60,000 tonnes | 80,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 69,300 tonnes | 63,000 tonnes | 77,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 82,100 tonnes | 75,000 tonnes | 88,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 79,400 tonnes | 70,000 tonnes | 90,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 189,500 tonnes | 175,000 tonnes | 198,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 191,750 tonnes | 182,000 tonnes | 205,000 tonnes | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Cyprus
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0112 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 335.46 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8799 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3331 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel in Cyprus?
- Share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel in Cyprus was 187,000 tonnes in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 205,000 tonnes in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 60,000 tonnes in 1972.
- How does Cyprus rank for share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel?
- Cyprus ranks 156th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Quantity that is allocated for direct consumption as human food, rather than allocation to animal feed or industrial uses.