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
177
Highest
125.63 million tonnes
United States
Lowest
0 tonnes
Netherlands Antilles
Median
16,000 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 177 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 16,000 tonnes, and the mean is 1.56 million tonnes.
Over the past decade 74 countries rose and 53 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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | United Kingdom | 1.85 million tonnes | 2023 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 16 | Turkey | 1.78 million tonnes | 2023 | up 26.4% | falling |
| 17 | Russia | 1.61 million tonnes | 2023 | up 8,827.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Belgium | 1.60 million tonnes | 2023 | down 23.5% | rising |
| 19 | Bangladesh | 1.57 million tonnes | 2023 | down 81.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Spain | 1.37 million tonnes | 2023 | up 7.9% | volatile |
| 21 | Ghana | 1.35 million tonnes | 2023 | up 67,250.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Nepal | 1.12 million tonnes | 2023 | up 72.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Romania | 1.10 million tonnes | 2023 | up 3.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Australia | 1.06 million tonnes | 2023 | down 6.2% | volatile |
| 25 | Morocco | 1.03 million tonnes | 2023 | up 106.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Austria | 917,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 81.2% | volatile |
| 27 | Egypt | 673,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 20.2% | volatile |
| 28 | Algeria | 670,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 58.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Hungary | 666,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 702.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Senegal | 622,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 320.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Kazakhstan | 603,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 28.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Peru | 588,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 33.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Japan | 578,000 tonnes | 2022 | down 48.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Ukraine | 563,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 68.9% | volatile |
| 35 | Vietnam | 558,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 108.2% | volatile |
| 36 | Mali | 522,000 tonnes | 2022 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 37 | Italy | 514,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 25.7% | volatile |
| 38 | Czechia | 508,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 28.3% | volatile |
| 39 | Benin | 490,000 tonnes | 2022 | up 463.2% | volatile |
| 40 | Bulgaria | 406,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 47.1% | volatile |
| 41 | South Korea | 394,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 152.6% | volatile |
| 42 | Malaysia | 388,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 59.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Belarus | 371,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 613.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Greece | 309,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 34.9% | volatile |
| 46 | Philippines | 301,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 267.1% | volatile |
| 47 | North Korea | 287,000 tonnes | 2018 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 48 | Oman | 257,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 97.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Tanzania | 256,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 25,500.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Guinea | 252,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 10.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Zambia | 244,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Chile | 220,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 4.8% | volatile |
| 53 | Kenya | 218,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 194.6% | volatile |
| 54 | Israel | 205,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 27.8% | rising |
| 55 | Portugal | 162,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 48.6% | volatile |
| 56 | Azerbaijan | 157,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 55.4% | volatile |
| 57 | Paraguay | 118,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 174.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Taiwan | 95,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 53.2% | volatile |
| 59 | Eswatini | 85,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 28.8% | volatile |
| 60 | Bolivia | 82,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 290.5% | volatile |
| 61 | Sri Lanka | 74,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 1.4% | volatile |
| 62 | Albania | 67,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 80.8% | volatile |
| 62 | Lithuania | 67,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 64.2% | volatile |
| 64 | Laos | 66,000 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Iran | 60,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 275.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Nigeria | 59,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 28.3% | volatile |
| 67 | Suriname | 57,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 46.2% | volatile |
| 68 | Finland | 55,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 96.4% | volatile |
| 69 | Uruguay | 53,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 65.6% | volatile |
| 70 | New Zealand | 51,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 10.9% | volatile |
| 71 | United Arab Emirates | 50,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 4.2% | volatile |
| 72 | North Macedonia | 44,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 48.8% | volatile |
| 73 | Uzbekistan | 43,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 377.8% | volatile |
| 74 | Denmark | 42,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 19.2% | volatile |
| 75 | Cote d'Ivoire | 40,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Slovakia | 40,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Serbia | 38,000 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 78 | Ecuador | 31,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 93.3% | volatile |
| 79 | Nicaragua | 30,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 96.2% | volatile |
| 80 | Croatia | 28,000 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 81 | Sudan | 26,000 tonnes | 2022 | down 95.3% | volatile |
| 81 | Sweden | 26,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 25.7% | volatile |
| 83 | Georgia | 24,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Sierra Leone | 22,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 58.5% | volatile |
| 85 | Costa Rica | 20,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 85 | Estonia | 20,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Libya | 18,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 95.6% | volatile |
| 87 | Saudi Arabia | 18,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 37.9% | volatile |
| 89 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 16,000 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Dominican Republic | 16,000 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 89 | Slovenia | 16,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 92 | Tunisia | 15,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 36.4% | volatile |
| 93 | Afghanistan | 14,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 93 | Latvia | 14,000 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 95 | Armenia | 11,000 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 95 | Myanmar | 11,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 1,000.0% | volatile |
| 95 | El Salvador | 11,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 98 | Brazil | 10,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 94.7% | volatile |
| 98 | Grenada | 10,000 tonnes | 2009 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Hong Kong | 10,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 150.0% | falling |
| 101 | Cameroon | 9,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 95.4% | volatile |
| 102 | Haiti | 8,000 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Jordan | 8,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Lebanon | 8,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Pakistan | 8,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 107 | India | 7,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 82.1% | volatile |
| 107 | Uganda | 7,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Central African Republic | 6,000 tonnes | 2022 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Iceland | 6,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Kyrgyzstan | 6,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Montenegro | 6,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 109 | Mongolia | 6,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 90.6% | volatile |
| 109 | Namibia | 6,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Bhutan | 4,000 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 116 | Kuwait | 4,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Qatar | 4,000 tonnes | 2023 | — | rising |
| 119 | Bermuda | 3,000 tonnes | 2009 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 119 | Brunei | 3,000 tonnes | 2009 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Switzerland | 2,000 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 121 | Dominica | 2,000 tonnes | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 121 | Jamaica | 2,000 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 121 | Macao | 2,000 tonnes | 2009 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Madagascar | 2,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Venezuela | 2,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 128 | Angola | 1,000 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 128 | Burkina Faso | 1,000 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 128 | Cuba | 1,000 tonnes | 2019 | unchanged | volatile |
| 128 | Cyprus | 1,000 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 128 | Guatemala | 1,000 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 128 | Mozambique | 1,000 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 128 | Panama | 1,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 92.3% | volatile |
| 128 | Syria | 1,000 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 128 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1,000 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Burundi | 0 tonnes | 2022 | — | flat |
| 137 | Bahrain | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 137 | Bahamas | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Belize | 0 tonnes | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Barbados | 0 tonnes | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Botswana | 0 tonnes | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Congo | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 137 | Colombia | 0 tonnes | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Cape Verde | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Djibouti | 0 tonnes | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Fiji | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Gabon | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Gambia | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Guyana | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Honduras | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Iraq | 0 tonnes | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Kiribati | 0 tonnes | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Saint Lucia | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Lesotho | 0 tonnes | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Moldova | 0 tonnes | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Maldives | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Marshall Islands | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Mauritania | 0 tonnes | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Mauritius | 0 tonnes | 2023 | down 100.0% | rising |
| 137 | Malawi | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | New Caledonia | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Niger | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Papua New Guinea | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 137 | French Polynesia | 0 tonnes | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Rwanda | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Solomon Islands | 0 tonnes | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Seychelles | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 137 | Togo | 0 tonnes | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Tajikistan | 0 tonnes | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Turkmenistan | 0 tonnes | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 137 | East Timor | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Tonga | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 137 | Vanuatu | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Samoa | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Yemen | 0 tonnes | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 137 | South Africa | 0 tonnes | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Netherlands Antilles | 0 tonnes | 2009 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- USSR 2.22 million tonnes
About this data
Quantity of cereal crops allocated to other uses (and not to human food or animal feed), predominantly industrial uses such as biofuel production.