Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita in Belarus
Belarus: Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita was 15.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita in Belarus, 1992–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 15.7% for share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita in Belarus peaked at 37.5% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 13.7%, in 2008.
Belarus ranks 188th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 22.6% | — |
| 1993 | 22.8% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 23.8% | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 25.6% | +7.5% |
| 1996 | 27.3% | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 29.4% | +7.6% |
| 1998 | 31.0% | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 37.5% | +20.8% |
| 2000 | 30.1% | -19.8% |
| 2001 | 25.9% | -14.0% |
| 2002 | 23.3% | -10.0% |
| 2003 | 26.1% | +11.9% |
| 2004 | 20.1% | -22.9% |
| 2005 | 20.2% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 22.1% | +9.6% |
| 2007 | 17.6% | -20.5% |
| 2008 | 13.7% | -22.2% |
| 2009 | 14.5% | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 18.2% | +25.4% |
| 2011 | 16.3% | -10.5% |
| 2012 | 14.0% | -14.3% |
| 2013 | 18.5% | +32.4% |
| 2014 | 15.8% | -14.7% |
| 2015 | 16.6% | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 19.5% | +17.4% |
| 2017 | 17.0% | -13.1% |
| 2018 | 19.5% | +14.9% |
| 2019 | 15.7% | -19.2% |
| 2020 | 15.2% | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 17.5% | +15.3% |
| 2022 | 15.4% | -12.2% |
| 2023 | 15.7% | +2.1% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 15.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 55.5%, 28% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 15.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 31.9%, 49% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.5% | 22.6% | 37.5% | 8 |
| 2000s | 21.4% | 13.7% | 30.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.1% | 14.0% | 19.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.9% | 15.2% | 17.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
More agriculture & rural data for Belarus
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 16.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.069 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 709.2 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2051 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.6% (2021)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita in Belarus?
- Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita in Belarus was 15.7% 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 share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 37.5% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.7% in 2008.
- How does Belarus rank for share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita?
- Belarus ranks 188th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus 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 Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of domestic cereal supply allocated to direct human food, rather than animal feed or biofuels. GDP is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs across countries.