Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square was 45.52 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in United Kingdom, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in United Kingdom is 45.52 tonnes per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in United Kingdom peaked at 56.3 tonnes per square kilometre in 2013 and was at its lowest, 12.76 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1996.
United Kingdom ranks 43rd of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 38.48 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 43.28 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1963 | 37.04 tonnes per square kilometre | -14.4% |
| 1964 | 36.68 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 38.18 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1966 | 35.8 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1967 | 35.57 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 35.1 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 38.14 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1970 | 41 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1971 | 38.17 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1972 | 36.01 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1973 | 32.98 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1974 | 32.55 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 34.62 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1976 | 37.37 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1977 | 39.49 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1978 | 30.01 tonnes per square kilometre | -24.0% |
| 1979 | 27.36 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 1980 | 23.66 tonnes per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 1981 | 18.84 tonnes per square kilometre | -20.4% |
| 1982 | 17 tonnes per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 1983 | 14.99 tonnes per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 1984 | 13.61 tonnes per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 1985 | 15.91 tonnes per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 1986 | 17.16 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1987 | 16.64 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 16.38 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 13.9 tonnes per square kilometre | -15.1% |
| 1990 | 14.84 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1991 | 13.66 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1992 | 17.02 tonnes per square kilometre | +24.6% |
| 1993 | 16.91 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 15.93 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1995 | 13.99 tonnes per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 1996 | 12.76 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 1997 | 15.89 tonnes per square kilometre | +24.5% |
| 1998 | 16.6 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 15.93 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 15.92 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 17.75 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2002 | 17.98 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 17.2 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 16.09 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 17.96 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 2006 | 16.83 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 19.71 tonnes per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 2008 | 18.96 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 18.6 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 33.77 tonnes per square kilometre | +81.5% |
| 2011 | 35.34 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 49.17 tonnes per square kilometre | +39.1% |
| 2013 | 56.3 tonnes per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 2014 | 44.6 tonnes per square kilometre | -20.8% |
| 2015 | 41.37 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 39.73 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 45.08 tonnes per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 2018 | 46.27 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 43.81 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 52.51 tonnes per square kilometre | +19.8% |
| 2021 | 47.54 tonnes per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 2022 | 47.1 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 45.52 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.4% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 45.52 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 29.18 tonnes per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 45.52 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 18.62 tonnes per square kilometre, 2.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square 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 | +81.5% | 18.6 tonnes per square kilometre | 33.77 tonnes per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.59 tonnes per square kilometre | 35.1 tonnes per square kilometre | 43.28 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 34.96 tonnes per square kilometre | 27.36 tonnes per square kilometre | 41 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.81 tonnes per square kilometre | 13.61 tonnes per square kilometre | 23.66 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.35 tonnes per square kilometre | 12.76 tonnes per square kilometre | 17.02 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.7 tonnes per square kilometre | 15.92 tonnes per square kilometre | 19.71 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.54 tonnes per square kilometre | 33.77 tonnes per square kilometre | 56.3 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.17 tonnes per square kilometre | 45.52 tonnes per square kilometre | 52.51 tonnes per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 40 Spain 53.83 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 41 Haiti 49.67 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 42 Dominican Republic 48.94 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 44 Austria 44.89 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 45 Turkey 43.78 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 46 Philippines 41.51 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: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in United Kingdom?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in United Kingdom was 45.52 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 56.3 tonnes per square kilometre in 2013.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.76 tonnes per square kilometre in 1996.
- How does United Kingdom rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square?
- United Kingdom ranks 43rd out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.1%. 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: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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? ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- 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: which countries are net importers and exporters? 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.