Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre was 7.65 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre in United Kingdom, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre in United Kingdom is 7.65 tonnes per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of 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, per square kilometre in United Kingdom peaked at 8.47 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.897 tonnes per square kilometre, in 2003.
That places United Kingdom 17th out of 178 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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, per square kilometre in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.85 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.94 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1963 | 2.5 tonnes per square kilometre | +28.7% |
| 1964 | 5.03 tonnes per square kilometre | +101.3% |
| 1965 | 4.46 tonnes per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 1966 | 4.05 tonnes per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1967 | 4.61 tonnes per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 1968 | 4.08 tonnes per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 1969 | 4.3 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1970 | 4.38 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 4.82 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1972 | 4.9 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 4.78 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 3.78 tonnes per square kilometre | -21.0% |
| 1975 | 3.74 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 3.9 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 3.57 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1978 | 3.93 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1979 | 4.48 tonnes per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 1980 | 3.7 tonnes per square kilometre | -17.6% |
| 1981 | 3.79 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 3.22 tonnes per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 1983 | 2.81 tonnes per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 1984 | 2.27 tonnes per square kilometre | -19.5% |
| 1985 | 2.55 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 1986 | 3.51 tonnes per square kilometre | +37.7% |
| 1987 | 3.67 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 3.28 tonnes per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 1989 | 3.06 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1990 | 2.58 tonnes per square kilometre | -15.8% |
| 1991 | 3.16 tonnes per square kilometre | +22.6% |
| 1992 | 3.93 tonnes per square kilometre | +24.3% |
| 1993 | 2.83 tonnes per square kilometre | -28.1% |
| 1994 | 3.04 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1995 | 4.25 tonnes per square kilometre | +39.7% |
| 1996 | 4.21 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 2.2 tonnes per square kilometre | -47.8% |
| 1998 | 2.03 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1999 | 1.36 tonnes per square kilometre | -33.0% |
| 2000 | 3.45 tonnes per square kilometre | +153.8% |
| 2001 | 2.26 tonnes per square kilometre | -34.6% |
| 2002 | 2.61 tonnes per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 2003 | 0.897 tonnes per square kilometre | -65.7% |
| 2004 | 1.43 tonnes per square kilometre | +59.0% |
| 2005 | 1.21 tonnes per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 2006 | 1.41 tonnes per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9094 tonnes per square kilometre | -35.7% |
| 2008 | 5.75 tonnes per square kilometre | +532.3% |
| 2009 | 2.54 tonnes per square kilometre | -55.9% |
| 2010 | 6.44 tonnes per square kilometre | +153.6% |
| 2011 | 4.17 tonnes per square kilometre | -35.1% |
| 2012 | 4.92 tonnes per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 2013 | 7.69 tonnes per square kilometre | +56.2% |
| 2014 | 6.64 tonnes per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 2015 | 7.36 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2016 | 6.71 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2017 | 6.68 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 6.76 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 7.74 tonnes per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 2020 | 7.78 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 8.3 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 8.47 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 7.65 tonnes per square kilometre | -9.7% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 7.65 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.752 tonnes per square kilometre, 10.2× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 7.65 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.06 tonnes per square kilometre, 7.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre 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% | 0.9094 tonnes per square kilometre | 5.75 tonnes per square kilometre |
| 2000 | +153.8% | 1.36 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.45 tonnes per square kilometre |
| 2010 | +153.6% | 2.54 tonnes per square kilometre | 6.44 tonnes per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.65 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.85 tonnes per square kilometre | 5.03 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.23 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.57 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.9 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.18 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.27 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.79 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.96 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.36 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.25 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.25 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.897 tonnes per square kilometre | 5.75 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.51 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.17 tonnes per square kilometre | 7.74 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.05 tonnes per square kilometre | 7.65 tonnes per square kilometre | 8.47 tonnes per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 14 Israel 9.47 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 15 Poland 7.89 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 16 Nepal 7.83 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 18 Hungary 7.3 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 19 China 6.74 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 20 Norway 6.62 tonnes per square kilometre compare
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, per square kilometre in United Kingdom?
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre in United Kingdom was 7.65 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 8.47 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.897 tonnes per square kilometre in 2003.
- How does United Kingdom rank for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre?
- United Kingdom ranks 17th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.