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 55th of 181 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.
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in Israel, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 38,000 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 6,000 tonnes | -84.2% |
| 1963 | 11,000 tonnes | +83.3% |
| 1964 | 4,000 tonnes | -63.6% |
| 1965 | 9,000 tonnes | +125.0% |
| 1966 | 3,000 tonnes | -66.7% |
| 1967 | 4,000 tonnes | +33.3% |
| 1968 | 87,000 tonnes | +2075.0% |
| 1969 | 94,000 tonnes | +8.0% |
| 1970 | 146,000 tonnes | +55.3% |
| 1971 | 121,000 tonnes | -17.1% |
| 1972 | 141,000 tonnes | +16.5% |
| 1973 | 159,000 tonnes | +12.8% |
| 1974 | 143,000 tonnes | -10.1% |
| 1975 | 194,000 tonnes | +35.7% |
| 1976 | 231,000 tonnes | +19.1% |
| 1977 | 180,000 tonnes | -22.1% |
| 1978 | 208,000 tonnes | +15.6% |
| 1979 | 236,000 tonnes | +13.5% |
| 1980 | 231,000 tonnes | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 237,000 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 230,000 tonnes | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 196,000 tonnes | -14.8% |
| 1984 | 266,000 tonnes | +35.7% |
| 1985 | 264,000 tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 310,000 tonnes | +17.4% |
| 1987 | 307,000 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 235,000 tonnes | -23.5% |
| 1989 | 243,000 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 259,000 tonnes | +6.6% |
| 1991 | 302,000 tonnes | +16.6% |
| 1992 | 259,000 tonnes | -14.2% |
| 1993 | 298,000 tonnes | +15.1% |
| 1994 | 277,000 tonnes | -7.0% |
| 1995 | 333,000 tonnes | +20.2% |
| 1996 | 273,000 tonnes | -18.0% |
| 1997 | 331,000 tonnes | +21.2% |
| 1998 | 318,000 tonnes | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 286,000 tonnes | -10.1% |
| 2000 | 404,000 tonnes | +41.3% |
| 2001 | 419,000 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 397,000 tonnes | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 495,000 tonnes | +24.7% |
| 2004 | 576,000 tonnes | +16.4% |
| 2005 | 363,000 tonnes | -37.0% |
| 2006 | 368,000 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 359,000 tonnes | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 340,000 tonnes | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 277,000 tonnes | -18.5% |
| 2010 | 343,000 tonnes | +23.8% |
| 2011 | 318,000 tonnes | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 342,000 tonnes | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 284,000 tonnes | -17.0% |
| 2014 | 266,000 tonnes | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 256,000 tonnes | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 246,000 tonnes | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 181,000 tonnes | -26.4% |
| 2018 | 180,000 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 326,000 tonnes | +81.1% |
| 2020 | 228,000 tonnes | -30.1% |
| 2021 | 251,000 tonnes | +10.1% |
| 2022 | 204,000 tonnes | -18.7% |
| 2023 | 205,000 tonnes | +0.5% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 205,000 tonnes is above the median for high income countries, which is 46,000 tonnes, 4.5× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Israel's 205,000 tonnes is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 11,000 tonnes, 18.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in Israel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +2075.0% | 4,000 tonnes | 87,000 tonnes |
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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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0129 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
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- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.7021 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0842 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.3% (2024)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
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 55th out of 181 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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Quantity of cereal crops allocated to other uses (and not to human food or animal feed), predominantly industrial uses such as biofuel production.