Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita was 0.1607 tonnes per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in United Kingdom, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2023, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in United Kingdom stood at 0.1607 tonnes per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in United Kingdom peaked at 0.2124 tonnes per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0531 tonnes per person, in 1996.
That places United Kingdom 96th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1763 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1966 tonnes per person | +11.5% |
| 1963 | 0.167 tonnes per person | -15.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1643 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 0.17 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 1966 | 0.1585 tonnes per person | -6.8% |
| 1967 | 0.1566 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.1538 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 0.1664 tonnes per person | +8.2% |
| 1970 | 0.1782 tonnes per person | +7.1% |
| 1971 | 0.1652 tonnes per person | -7.3% |
| 1972 | 0.1553 tonnes per person | -6.0% |
| 1973 | 0.142 tonnes per person | -8.6% |
| 1974 | 0.1401 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.149 tonnes per person | +6.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1608 tonnes per person | +8.0% |
| 1977 | 0.17 tonnes per person | +5.7% |
| 1978 | 0.1292 tonnes per person | -24.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1177 tonnes per person | -8.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1017 tonnes per person | -13.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0809 tonnes per person | -20.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0731 tonnes per person | -9.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0644 tonnes per person | -11.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0583 tonnes per person | -9.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0681 tonnes per person | +16.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0732 tonnes per person | +7.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0709 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0696 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0589 tonnes per person | -15.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0627 tonnes per person | +6.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0575 tonnes per person | -8.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0715 tonnes per person | +24.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0709 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0666 tonnes per person | -6.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0583 tonnes per person | -12.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0531 tonnes per person | -9.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0659 tonnes per person | +24.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0687 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0657 tonnes per person | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0654 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0726 tonnes per person | +11.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0733 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0698 tonnes per person | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0649 tonnes per person | -7.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0719 tonnes per person | +10.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0669 tonnes per person | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0778 tonnes per person | +16.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0742 tonnes per person | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0723 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1301 tonnes per person | +80.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1351 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1867 tonnes per person | +38.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2124 tonnes per person | +13.7% |
| 2014 | 0.167 tonnes per person | -21.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1538 tonnes per person | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1465 tonnes per person | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1653 tonnes per person | +12.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1689 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1591 tonnes per person | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1903 tonnes per person | +19.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1717 tonnes per person | -9.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1685 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1607 tonnes per person | -4.6% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 0.1607 tonnes per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2469 tonnes per person, 65% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 0.1607 tonnes per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2263 tonnes per person, 71% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +80.1% | 0.0723 tonnes per person | 0.1301 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1677 tonnes per person | 0.1538 tonnes per person | 0.1966 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1507 tonnes per person | 0.1177 tonnes per person | 0.1782 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0719 tonnes per person | 0.0583 tonnes per person | 0.1017 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0641 tonnes per person | 0.0531 tonnes per person | 0.0715 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0709 tonnes per person | 0.0649 tonnes per person | 0.0778 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1625 tonnes per person | 0.1301 tonnes per person | 0.2124 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1728 tonnes per person | 0.1607 tonnes per person | 0.1903 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 93 Azerbaijan 0.1641 tonnes per person compare
- 94 North Macedonia 0.1625 tonnes per person compare
- 95 Czechia 0.162 tonnes per person compare
- 97 Guinea-Bissau 0.1593 tonnes per person compare
- 98 Bahamas 0.1577 tonnes per person compare
- 99 Lesotho 0.1557 tonnes per person 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: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in United Kingdom?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in United Kingdom was 0.1607 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2124 tonnes per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0531 tonnes per person in 1996.
- How does United Kingdom rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita?
- United Kingdom ranks 96th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed 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.
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Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.