Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Canada
Canada: Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita was 0.1557 tonnes per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Canada, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2023, cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Canada stood at 0.1557 tonnes per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.9% on the previous year and up 173.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Canada peaked at 0.1925 tonnes per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 tonnes per person, in 1971.
That places Canada 4th out of 178 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Canada, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0045 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0046 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0034 tonnes per person | -27.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0036 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0039 tonnes per person | +9.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0045 tonnes per person | +16.0% |
| 1967 | 0.004 tonnes per person | -12.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0028 tonnes per person | -28.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | -51.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | -38.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -35.3% |
| 1972 | 0.001 tonnes per person | +89.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | -22.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | +15.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | +54.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0026 tonnes per person | +79.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | -57.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0119 tonnes per person | +981.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0071 tonnes per person | -39.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0053 tonnes per person | -25.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0045 tonnes per person | -16.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0071 tonnes per person | +58.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0069 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0073 tonnes per person | +6.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0075 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | -72.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0061 tonnes per person | +194.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0163 tonnes per person | +168.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0094 tonnes per person | -42.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0129 tonnes per person | +37.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0174 tonnes per person | +35.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0201 tonnes per person | +15.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0199 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.018 tonnes per person | -9.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0213 tonnes per person | +18.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0117 tonnes per person | -45.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0141 tonnes per person | +20.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0188 tonnes per person | +33.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0184 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0192 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0191 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0158 tonnes per person | -17.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0149 tonnes per person | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0115 tonnes per person | -22.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0119 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.01 tonnes per person | -15.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0174 tonnes per person | +73.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0198 tonnes per person | +13.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0303 tonnes per person | +53.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0628 tonnes per person | +107.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0564 tonnes per person | -10.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0605 tonnes per person | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 0.057 tonnes per person | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0503 tonnes per person | -11.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0537 tonnes per person | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0539 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0956 tonnes per person | +77.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0645 tonnes per person | -32.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0696 tonnes per person | +7.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1925 tonnes per person | +176.7% |
| 2021 | 0.163 tonnes per person | -15.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1787 tonnes per person | +9.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1557 tonnes per person | -12.9% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.1557 tonnes per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0094 tonnes per person, 16.6× the median. (62 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Canada 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +981.5% | 0.0011 tonnes per person | 0.0119 tonnes per person |
| 1987 | +194.2% | 0.0021 tonnes per person | 0.0061 tonnes per person |
| 2020 | +176.7% | 0.0696 tonnes per person | 0.1925 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0036 tonnes per person | 0.0014 tonnes per person | 0.0046 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0028 tonnes per person | 0.0005 tonnes per person | 0.0119 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0073 tonnes per person | 0.0021 tonnes per person | 0.0163 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0173 tonnes per person | 0.0117 tonnes per person | 0.0213 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.017 tonnes per person | 0.01 tonnes per person | 0.0303 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0624 tonnes per person | 0.0503 tonnes per person | 0.0956 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1724 tonnes per person | 0.1557 tonnes per person | 0.1925 tonnes per person | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Canada?
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Canada was 0.1557 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1925 tonnes per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 tonnes per person in 1971.
- How does Canada rank for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita?
- Canada ranks 4th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 173.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.