Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel was 1.85 million tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in United Kingdom, 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 United Kingdom stood at 1.85 million tonnes.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.7% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in United Kingdom peaked at 2.05 million tonnes in 2022 and was at its lowest, 217,000 tonnes, in 2003.
United Kingdom ranks 15th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 882,667 tonnes | 448,000 tonnes | 1.22 million tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.02 million tonnes | 863,000 tonnes | 1.19 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 770,500 tonnes | 548,000 tonnes | 916,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 715,900 tonnes | 329,000 tonnes | 1.03 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 543,400 tonnes | 217,000 tonnes | 1.39 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.58 million tonnes | 1.01 million tonnes | 1.87 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.95 million tonnes | 1.85 million tonnes | 2.05 million tonnes | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for United Kingdom
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 25.62 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 11.59 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Rural population 16.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.6% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.6% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 3.09 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in United Kingdom?
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in United Kingdom was 1.85 million 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 United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 2.05 million tonnes in 2022.
- What is the lowest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 217,000 tonnes in 2003.
- How does United Kingdom rank for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel?
- United Kingdom ranks 15th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.