Share of cereals allocated to human food in Indonesia
Indonesia: Share of cereals allocated to human food was 81.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of cereals allocated to human food in Indonesia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of cereals allocated to human food in Indonesia is 81.8%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to human food in Indonesia peaked at 98.5% in 1972 and was at its lowest, 71.5%, in 2009.
Indonesia ranks 59th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Share of cereals allocated to human food in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 97.8% | — |
| 1962 | 97.4% | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 97.9% | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 97.6% | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 97.9% | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 97.6% | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 97.9% | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 97.4% | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 97.6% | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 97.5% | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 97.5% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 98.5% | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 97.5% | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 97.5% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 97.6% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 97.5% | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 97.5% | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 97.5% | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 97.2% | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 95.2% | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 96.0% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 95.1% | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 95.4% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 95.4% | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 94.9% | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 94.8% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 94.8% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 95.0% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 85.5% | -10.0% |
| 1991 | 86.6% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 84.8% | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 85.4% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 84.7% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 79.6% | -6.0% |
| 1996 | 81.6% | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 83.7% | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 82.8% | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 77.7% | -6.2% |
| 2000 | 78.6% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 81.4% | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 79.1% | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 76.9% | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 77.3% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 77.2% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 77.7% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 77.2% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 72.3% | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 71.5% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 79.2% | +10.8% |
| 2011 | 79.0% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 78.8% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 78.9% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 76.9% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 77.3% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 77.5% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 76.2% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 81.8% | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 81.0% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 77.3% | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 77.0% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 80.2% | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 81.8% | +2.1% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 81.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 55.5%, 1.5× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 81.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 76.1%, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 97.7% | 97.4% | 97.9% | 9 |
| 1970s | 97.6% | 97.5% | 98.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 95.4% | 94.8% | 97.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 83.2% | 77.7% | 86.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.9% | 71.5% | 81.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.7% | 76.2% | 81.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.1% | 77.0% | 81.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More agriculture & rural data for Indonesia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.131 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 662.79 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.7808 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4061 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 13.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 13.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of cereals allocated to human food in Indonesia?
- Share of cereals allocated to human food in Indonesia was 81.8% 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 Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.5% in 1972.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to human food recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.5% in 2009.
- How does Indonesia rank for share of cereals allocated to human food?
- Indonesia ranks 59th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of cereals allocated to human food rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Indonesia 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.