Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in Israel
Israel: Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel was 205,000 tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in Israel, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2023, cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in Israel stood at 205,000 tonnes.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in Israel peaked at 576,000 tonnes in 2004 and was at its lowest, 3,000 tonnes, in 1966.
Israel ranks 54th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28,444 tonnes | 3,000 tonnes | 94,000 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 175,900 tonnes | 121,000 tonnes | 236,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 251,900 tonnes | 196,000 tonnes | 310,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 293,600 tonnes | 259,000 tonnes | 333,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 399,800 tonnes | 277,000 tonnes | 576,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 274,200 tonnes | 180,000 tonnes | 343,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 222,000 tonnes | 204,000 tonnes | 251,000 tonnes | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Israel
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.97 billion current US$ (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.3% (2024)
- Rural population 852,511 (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 8.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.3% (2024)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.3% (2024)
- Land under cereal production 91,082 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in Israel?
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in Israel was 205,000 tonnes in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 576,000 tonnes in 2004.
- What is the lowest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,000 tonnes in 1966.
- How does Israel rank for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel?
- Israel ranks 54th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.