Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita was 0.027 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in United Kingdom, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 0.027 tonnes per person for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.9% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in United Kingdom peaked at 0.0303 tonnes per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0036 tonnes per person, in 2007.
United Kingdom ranks 38th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0085 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0088 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0113 tonnes per person | +27.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0226 tonnes per person | +100.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0199 tonnes per person | -11.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0179 tonnes per person | -9.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0203 tonnes per person | +13.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0179 tonnes per person | -11.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0188 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 1970 | 0.019 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0209 tonnes per person | +9.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0211 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0206 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0163 tonnes per person | -21.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0161 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0168 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0154 tonnes per person | -8.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0169 tonnes per person | +10.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0193 tonnes per person | +14.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0159 tonnes per person | -17.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0163 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0139 tonnes per person | -14.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0121 tonnes per person | -12.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0097 tonnes per person | -19.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0109 tonnes per person | +12.2% |
| 1986 | 0.015 tonnes per person | +37.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0156 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0139 tonnes per person | -10.9% |
| 1989 | 0.013 tonnes per person | -6.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0109 tonnes per person | -16.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0133 tonnes per person | +22.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0165 tonnes per person | +24.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0119 tonnes per person | -28.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0127 tonnes per person | +7.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0177 tonnes per person | +39.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0175 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0091 tonnes per person | -47.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0084 tonnes per person | -8.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0056 tonnes per person | -33.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0142 tonnes per person | +152.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0092 tonnes per person | -34.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0106 tonnes per person | +15.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0036 tonnes per person | -65.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0058 tonnes per person | +58.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0048 tonnes per person | -15.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0056 tonnes per person | +16.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0036 tonnes per person | -36.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0225 tonnes per person | +527.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0099 tonnes per person | -56.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0248 tonnes per person | +151.6% |
| 2011 | 0.016 tonnes per person | -35.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0187 tonnes per person | +17.1% |
| 2013 | 0.029 tonnes per person | +55.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0249 tonnes per person | -14.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0274 tonnes per person | +10.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0247 tonnes per person | -9.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0245 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0247 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0281 tonnes per person | +13.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0282 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.03 tonnes per person | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0303 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.027 tonnes per person | -10.9% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 0.027 tonnes per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0094 tonnes per person, 2.9× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 0.027 tonnes per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0151 tonnes per person, 1.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita 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 | +527.3% | 0.0036 tonnes per person | 0.0225 tonnes per person |
| 2000 | +152.9% | 0.0056 tonnes per person | 0.0142 tonnes per person |
| 2010 | +151.6% | 0.0099 tonnes per person | 0.0248 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0162 tonnes per person | 0.0085 tonnes per person | 0.0226 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0182 tonnes per person | 0.0154 tonnes per person | 0.0211 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0136 tonnes per person | 0.0097 tonnes per person | 0.0163 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0124 tonnes per person | 0.0056 tonnes per person | 0.0177 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.009 tonnes per person | 0.0036 tonnes per person | 0.0225 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0243 tonnes per person | 0.016 tonnes per person | 0.029 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0289 tonnes per person | 0.027 tonnes per person | 0.0303 tonnes per person | 4 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0064 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- 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)
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in United Kingdom?
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in United Kingdom was 0.027 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 United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0303 tonnes per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0036 tonnes per person in 2007.
- How does United Kingdom rank for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita?
- United Kingdom ranks 38th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.