Share of cereals allocated to human food in Armenia
Armenia: Share of cereals allocated to human food was 61.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of cereals allocated to human food in Armenia, 1992–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Armenia recorded 61.2% for share of cereals allocated to human food in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to human food in Armenia peaked at 87.5% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 57.7%, in 2019.
That places Armenia 94th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Share of cereals allocated to human food in Armenia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 80.6% | — |
| 1993 | 86.4% | +7.2% |
| 1994 | 83.4% | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 83.4% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 83.2% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 87.5% | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 81.9% | -6.4% |
| 1999 | 80.1% | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 79.6% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 80.8% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 81.8% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 76.0% | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 68.6% | -9.8% |
| 2005 | 73.8% | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 82.2% | +11.3% |
| 2007 | 59.4% | -27.7% |
| 2008 | 63.0% | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 63.1% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 70.0% | +10.9% |
| 2011 | 68.3% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 62.6% | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 60.4% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 59.7% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 59.4% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 58.6% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 64.9% | +10.7% |
| 2018 | 63.8% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 57.7% | -9.5% |
| 2020 | 63.2% | +9.5% |
| 2021 | 75.1% | +18.8% |
| 2022 | 60.5% | -19.4% |
| 2023 | 61.2% | +1.1% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 61.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 55.5%, 1.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 61.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 31.9%, 1.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83.3% | 80.1% | 87.5% | 8 |
| 2000s | 72.8% | 59.4% | 82.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.5% | 57.7% | 70.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.0% | 60.5% | 75.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
More agriculture & rural data for Armenia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 14.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0793 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 751.74 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3407 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of cereals allocated to human food in Armenia?
- Share of cereals allocated to human food in Armenia was 61.2% 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 recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 87.5% in 1997.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to human food recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.7% in 2019.
- How does Armenia rank for share of cereals allocated to human food?
- Armenia ranks 94th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of cereals allocated to human food rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Armenia 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of cereals available for domestic use – after accounting for trade – that is allocated to direct human consumption, relative to the total used for human food, animal feed, and industrial purposes. This excludes cereals used for seed, processing, and losses.