Share of cereals allocated to human food in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Share of cereals allocated to human food was 53.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of cereals allocated to human food in Azerbaijan, 1992–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of cereals allocated to human food in Azerbaijan stood at 53.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.5% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to human food in Azerbaijan peaked at 98.7% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 49.4%, in 2022.
Azerbaijan ranks 116th of 192 countries on this measure, 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 Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 96.9% | — |
| 1993 | 96.9% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 97.9% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 98.6% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 98.4% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 97.6% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 92.3% | -5.4% |
| 2000 | 73.9% | -19.9% |
| 2001 | 69.4% | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 64.2% | -7.5% |
| 2003 | 65.7% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 59.4% | -9.6% |
| 2005 | 77.2% | +30.1% |
| 2006 | 79.3% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 70.8% | -10.7% |
| 2008 | 68.7% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 64.3% | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 66.3% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 66.0% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 60.6% | -8.1% |
| 2013 | 60.1% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 59.2% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 56.8% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 57.5% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 58.6% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 59.8% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 57.8% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 58.0% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 50.4% | -13.0% |
| 2022 | 49.4% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 53.1% | +7.5% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 53.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 55.5%, 96% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 53.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 31.9%, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of cereals allocated to human food in Azerbaijan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +30.1% | 59.4% | 77.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97.2% | 92.3% | 98.7% | 8 |
| 2000s | 69.3% | 59.4% | 79.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.3% | 56.8% | 66.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.7% | 49.4% | 58.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
More agriculture & rural data for Azerbaijan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0593 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 439.1 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2794 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4136 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 5.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 5.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of cereals allocated to human food in Azerbaijan?
- Share of cereals allocated to human food in Azerbaijan was 53.1% 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 Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 98.7% in 1996.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to human food recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.4% in 2022.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for share of cereals allocated to human food?
- Azerbaijan ranks 116th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of cereals allocated to human food rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Azerbaijan 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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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.