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Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel by country

Quantity of cereal crops allocated to other uses (and not to human food or animal feed), predominantly industrial uses such as biofuel production.

Countries reporting
175
Highest
125.63 million tonnes
United States
Lowest
0 tonnes
Netherlands Antilles
Median
18,000 tonnes
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
9,505

What the numbers show

Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel is currently reported for 175 countries. The highest value is 125.63 million tonnes in United States; the lowest is 0 tonnes in Netherlands Antilles.

The median across all reporting countries is 18,000 tonnes, and the mean is 1.60 million tonnes.

Over the past decade 76 countries rose and 55 fell. The largest increase was in Ghana (up 67,250.0%), and the largest decrease in Belize (down 100.0%).

Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 United States 125.63 million tonnes 2023 down 8.2% volatile
2 China 63.25 million tonnes 2023 up 100.9% volatile
3 Indonesia 10.16 million tonnes 2023 down 21.3% volatile
4 Germany 7.00 million tonnes 2023 up 589.2% volatile
5 Thailand 6.78 million tonnes 2023 up 239.1% volatile
6 Canada 6.24 million tonnes 2023 up 211.9% volatile
7 Cambodia 5.91 million tonnes 2023 up 35.8% volatile
8 Mexico 5.22 million tonnes 2023 up 182.6% volatile
9 Argentina 3.02 million tonnes 2023 up 77.0% volatile
10 Ethiopia 3.00 million tonnes 2023 up 22.0% volatile
11 France 2.96 million tonnes 2023 down 14.1% volatile
12 Netherlands 2.44 million tonnes 2023 up 0.6% volatile
13 Poland 2.42 million tonnes 2023 up 154.5% volatile
14 Norway 2.41 million tonnes 2023 up 61.6% volatile
15 USSR 2.22 million tonnes 1991 up 46.9% volatile
16 United Kingdom 1.85 million tonnes 2023 down 0.5% rising
17 Turkey 1.78 million tonnes 2023 up 26.4% falling
18 Russia 1.61 million tonnes 2023 up 8,827.8% volatile
19 Belgium 1.60 million tonnes 2023 down 23.5% rising
20 Bangladesh 1.57 million tonnes 2023 down 81.0% volatile
21 Spain 1.37 million tonnes 2023 up 7.9% volatile
22 Ghana 1.35 million tonnes 2023 up 67,250.0% volatile
23 Nepal 1.12 million tonnes 2023 up 72.6% volatile
24 Romania 1.10 million tonnes 2023 up 3.9% volatile
25 Australia 1.06 million tonnes 2023 down 6.2% volatile
26 Morocco 1.03 million tonnes 2023 up 106.8% volatile
27 Austria 917,000 tonnes 2023 up 81.2% volatile
28 Egypt 673,000 tonnes 2023 up 20.2% volatile
29 Algeria 670,000 tonnes 2023 down 58.2% volatile
30 Hungary 666,000 tonnes 2023 up 702.4% volatile
31 Senegal 622,000 tonnes 2023 up 320.3% volatile
32 Kazakhstan 603,000 tonnes 2023 down 28.1% volatile
33 Peru 588,000 tonnes 2023 down 33.2% volatile
34 Japan 578,000 tonnes 2022 down 48.3% volatile
35 Ukraine 563,000 tonnes 2023 down 68.9% volatile
36 Vietnam 558,000 tonnes 2023 up 108.2% volatile
37 Mali 522,000 tonnes 2022 down 33.3% volatile
38 Italy 514,000 tonnes 2023 up 25.7% volatile
39 Czechia 508,000 tonnes 2023 down 28.3% volatile
40 Benin 490,000 tonnes 2022 up 463.2% volatile
41 Bulgaria 406,000 tonnes 2023 up 47.1% volatile
42 South Korea 394,000 tonnes 2023 up 152.6% volatile
43 Malaysia 388,000 tonnes 2023 up 59.0% volatile
44 Ireland 372,000 tonnes 2023 up 3,000.0% volatile
45 Belarus 371,000 tonnes 2023 up 613.5% volatile
46 Greece 309,000 tonnes 2023 down 34.9% volatile
47 Philippines 301,000 tonnes 2023 up 267.1% volatile
48 North Korea 287,000 tonnes 2018 up 29.9% rising
49 Oman 257,000 tonnes 2023 up 97.7% volatile
50 Tanzania 256,000 tonnes 2023 up 25,500.0% volatile
51 Guinea 252,000 tonnes 2023 up 10.0% volatile
52 Zambia 244,000 tonnes 2023 up 100.0% volatile
53 Chile 220,000 tonnes 2023 down 4.8% volatile
54 Kenya 218,000 tonnes 2023 up 194.6% volatile
55 Israel 205,000 tonnes 2023 down 27.8% rising
56 Portugal 162,000 tonnes 2023 up 48.6% volatile
57 Azerbaijan 157,000 tonnes 2023 up 55.4% volatile
58 Paraguay 118,000 tonnes 2023 up 174.4% volatile
59 Taiwan 95,000 tonnes 2023 up 53.2% volatile
60 Eswatini 85,000 tonnes 2023 up 28.8% volatile
61 Bolivia 82,000 tonnes 2023 up 290.5% volatile
62 Sri Lanka 74,000 tonnes 2023 up 1.4% volatile
63 Albania 67,000 tonnes 2023 down 80.8% volatile
63 Lithuania 67,000 tonnes 2023 down 64.2% volatile
65 Laos 66,000 tonnes 2023 — volatile
66 Iran 60,000 tonnes 2023 up 275.0% volatile
67 Nigeria 59,000 tonnes 2023 up 28.3% volatile
68 Suriname 57,000 tonnes 2023 up 46.2% volatile
69 Finland 55,000 tonnes 2023 up 96.4% volatile
70 Uruguay 53,000 tonnes 2023 up 65.6% volatile
71 New Zealand 51,000 tonnes 2023 up 10.9% volatile
72 United Arab Emirates 50,000 tonnes 2023 up 4.2% volatile
73 North Macedonia 44,000 tonnes 2023 down 48.8% volatile
74 Uzbekistan 43,000 tonnes 2023 up 377.8% volatile
75 Denmark 42,000 tonnes 2023 down 19.2% volatile
76 Cote d'Ivoire 40,000 tonnes 2023 up 300.0% volatile
76 Slovakia 40,000 tonnes 2023 up 400.0% volatile
78 Serbia 38,000 tonnes 2023 — volatile
79 Ecuador 31,000 tonnes 2023 down 93.3% volatile
80 Nicaragua 30,000 tonnes 2023 down 96.2% volatile
81 Croatia 28,000 tonnes 2023 — volatile
82 Sudan 26,000 tonnes 2022 down 95.3% volatile
82 Sweden 26,000 tonnes 2023 down 25.7% volatile
84 Georgia 24,000 tonnes 2023 up 50.0% volatile
85 Sierra Leone 22,000 tonnes 2023 down 58.5% volatile
86 Costa Rica 20,000 tonnes 2023 up 33.3% volatile
86 Estonia 20,000 tonnes 2023 up 400.0% volatile
88 Libya 18,000 tonnes 2023 down 95.6% volatile
88 Saudi Arabia 18,000 tonnes 2023 down 37.9% volatile
90 Bosnia and Herzegovina 16,000 tonnes 2023 — volatile
90 Dominican Republic 16,000 tonnes 2023 unchanged volatile
90 Slovenia 16,000 tonnes 2023 up 14.3% volatile
93 Tunisia 15,000 tonnes 2023 up 36.4% volatile
94 Afghanistan 14,000 tonnes 2023 up 100.0% rising
94 Latvia 14,000 tonnes 2023 — volatile
96 Armenia 11,000 tonnes 2023 unchanged volatile
96 Myanmar 11,000 tonnes 2023 up 1,000.0% volatile
96 El Salvador 11,000 tonnes 2023 up 22.2% volatile
99 Brazil 10,000 tonnes 2023 down 94.7% volatile
99 Grenada 10,000 tonnes 2009 up 400.0% volatile
99 Hong Kong 10,000 tonnes 2023 up 150.0% falling
102 Cameroon 9,000 tonnes 2023 down 95.4% volatile
103 Haiti 8,000 tonnes 2023 — volatile
103 Jordan 8,000 tonnes 2023 down 50.0% volatile
103 Lebanon 8,000 tonnes 2023 down 20.0% volatile
103 Malta 8,000 tonnes 2023 down 33.3% volatile
103 Pakistan 8,000 tonnes 2023 up 33.3% volatile
108 India 7,000 tonnes 2023 down 82.1% volatile
108 Uganda 7,000 tonnes 2023 up 250.0% volatile
110 Central African Republic 6,000 tonnes 2022 up 500.0% volatile
110 Iceland 6,000 tonnes 2023 up 20.0% volatile
110 Kyrgyzstan 6,000 tonnes 2023 up 50.0% volatile
110 Luxembourg 6,000 tonnes 2023 down 25.0% volatile
110 Montenegro 6,000 tonnes 2023 down 14.3% falling
110 Mongolia 6,000 tonnes 2023 down 90.6% volatile
110 Namibia 6,000 tonnes 2023 up 20.0% volatile
117 Bhutan 4,000 tonnes 2023 — flat
117 Kuwait 4,000 tonnes 2023 down 60.0% volatile
117 Qatar 4,000 tonnes 2023 — rising
120 Bermuda 3,000 tonnes 2009 up 200.0% rising
120 Brunei 3,000 tonnes 2009 up 50.0% volatile
122 Switzerland 2,000 tonnes 2023 unchanged volatile
122 Dominica 2,000 tonnes 2022 — volatile
122 Jamaica 2,000 tonnes 2023 unchanged volatile
122 Macao 2,000 tonnes 2009 up 100.0% volatile
122 Madagascar 2,000 tonnes 2023 up 100.0% volatile
122 Trinidad and Tobago 2,000 tonnes 2023 down 60.0% volatile
122 Venezuela 2,000 tonnes 2023 up 100.0% volatile
129 Angola 1,000 tonnes 2023 — volatile
129 Burkina Faso 1,000 tonnes 2023 unchanged volatile
129 Cuba 1,000 tonnes 2019 unchanged volatile
129 Cyprus 1,000 tonnes 2023 unchanged volatile
129 Guatemala 1,000 tonnes 2023 unchanged volatile
129 Mozambique 1,000 tonnes 2023 — volatile
129 Panama 1,000 tonnes 2023 down 92.3% volatile
129 Syria 1,000 tonnes 2023 unchanged volatile
129 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1,000 tonnes 2023 — volatile
138 Antigua and Barbuda 0 tonnes 2023 — volatile
138 Bahamas 0 tonnes 2023 — volatile
138 Belize 0 tonnes 2023 down 100.0% volatile
138 Barbados 0 tonnes 2023 down 100.0% volatile
138 Botswana 0 tonnes 2018 down 100.0% volatile
138 Colombia 0 tonnes 2023 down 100.0% volatile
138 Cape Verde 0 tonnes 2023 — volatile
138 Djibouti 0 tonnes 2021 — volatile
138 Fiji 0 tonnes 2023 — volatile
138 Gabon 0 tonnes 2023 — volatile
138 Gambia 0 tonnes 2023 — volatile
138 Guyana 0 tonnes 2023 — volatile
138 Honduras 0 tonnes 2023 — volatile
138 Iraq 0 tonnes 2021 — volatile
138 Kiribati 0 tonnes 2018 down 100.0% volatile
138 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 tonnes 2023 — volatile
138 Saint Lucia 0 tonnes 2023 — volatile
138 Lesotho 0 tonnes 2023 down 100.0% volatile
138 Moldova 0 tonnes 2023 down 100.0% volatile
138 Maldives 0 tonnes 2023 — volatile
138 Marshall Islands 0 tonnes 2023 — volatile
138 Mauritania 0 tonnes 2023 down 100.0% volatile
138 Mauritius 0 tonnes 2023 down 100.0% rising
138 Malawi 0 tonnes 2023 — volatile
138 New Caledonia 0 tonnes 2023 — volatile
138 Niger 0 tonnes 2023 — volatile
138 French Polynesia 0 tonnes 2023 down 100.0% volatile
138 Rwanda 0 tonnes 2023 — volatile
138 Solomon Islands 0 tonnes 2021 down 100.0% volatile
138 Togo 0 tonnes 2022 — volatile
138 Tajikistan 0 tonnes 2021 down 100.0% volatile
138 Turkmenistan 0 tonnes 2023 down 100.0% volatile
138 East Timor 0 tonnes 2023 — volatile
138 Vanuatu 0 tonnes 2023 — volatile
138 Samoa 0 tonnes 2023 — volatile
138 Yemen 0 tonnes 2023 down 100.0% volatile
138 South Africa 0 tonnes 2021 down 100.0% volatile
138 Netherlands Antilles 0 tonnes 2009 — volatile

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Indicator
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel
Unit
tonnes
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
181 places, 9,505 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Quantity of cereal crops allocated to other uses (and not to human food or animal feed), predominantly industrial uses such as biofuel production.