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
Latest (2023)
1.85 million tonnes
Change on year
down 9.7%
World rank
16th
of 181 countries
All-time high
2.05 million tonnes
in 2022
All-time low
217,000 tonnes
in 2003
Years of data
63
1961–2023
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 16th of 181 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 448,000 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 470,000 tonnes | +4.9% |
| 1963 | 605,000 tonnes | +28.7% |
| 1964 | 1.22 million tonnes | +101.3% |
| 1965 | 1.08 million tonnes | -11.3% |
| 1966 | 980,000 tonnes | -9.3% |
| 1967 | 1.11 million tonnes | +13.8% |
| 1968 | 988,000 tonnes | -11.4% |
| 1969 | 1.04 million tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1970 | 1.06 million tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 1.17 million tonnes | +10.1% |
| 1972 | 1.19 million tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 1.16 million tonnes | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 914,000 tonnes | -21.0% |
| 1975 | 905,000 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 944,000 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 863,000 tonnes | -8.6% |
| 1978 | 950,000 tonnes | +10.1% |
| 1979 | 1.08 million tonnes | +14.2% |
| 1980 | 894,000 tonnes | -17.6% |
| 1981 | 916,000 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 780,000 tonnes | -14.8% |
| 1983 | 681,000 tonnes | -12.7% |
| 1984 | 548,000 tonnes | -19.5% |
| 1985 | 616,000 tonnes | +12.4% |
| 1986 | 848,000 tonnes | +37.7% |
| 1987 | 888,000 tonnes | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 793,000 tonnes | -10.7% |
| 1989 | 741,000 tonnes | -6.6% |
| 1990 | 624,000 tonnes | -15.8% |
| 1991 | 765,000 tonnes | +22.6% |
| 1992 | 951,000 tonnes | +24.3% |
| 1993 | 684,000 tonnes | -28.1% |
| 1994 | 736,000 tonnes | +7.6% |
| 1995 | 1.03 million tonnes | +39.7% |
| 1996 | 1.02 million tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 532,000 tonnes | -47.8% |
| 1998 | 491,000 tonnes | -7.7% |
| 1999 | 329,000 tonnes | -33.0% |
| 2000 | 835,000 tonnes | +153.8% |
| 2001 | 546,000 tonnes | -34.6% |
| 2002 | 632,000 tonnes | +15.8% |
| 2003 | 217,000 tonnes | -65.7% |
| 2004 | 345,000 tonnes | +59.0% |
| 2005 | 292,000 tonnes | -15.4% |
| 2006 | 342,000 tonnes | +17.1% |
| 2007 | 220,000 tonnes | -35.7% |
| 2008 | 1.39 million tonnes | +532.3% |
| 2009 | 614,000 tonnes | -55.9% |
| 2010 | 1.56 million tonnes | +153.6% |
| 2011 | 1.01 million tonnes | -35.1% |
| 2012 | 1.19 million tonnes | +17.9% |
| 2013 | 1.86 million tonnes | +56.2% |
| 2014 | 1.61 million tonnes | -13.7% |
| 2015 | 1.78 million tonnes | +10.9% |
| 2016 | 1.62 million tonnes | -8.9% |
| 2017 | 1.62 million tonnes | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.64 million tonnes | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 1.87 million tonnes | +14.5% |
| 2020 | 1.88 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 2.01 million tonnes | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 2.05 million tonnes | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 1.85 million tonnes | -9.7% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 1.85 million tonnes is above the median for high income countries, which is 46,000 tonnes, 40.2× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 1.85 million tonnes is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 67,000 tonnes, 27.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in United Kingdom 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +532.3% | 220,000 tonnes | 1.39 million tonnes |
| 2000 | +153.8% | 329,000 tonnes | 835,000 tonnes |
| 2010 | +153.6% | 614,000 tonnes | 1.56 million tonnes |
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 (current US$), annual 8.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0064 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 368.63 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.1852 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1668 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2025)
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 16th out of 181 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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Quantity of cereal crops allocated to other uses (and not to human food or animal feed), predominantly industrial uses such as biofuel production.