Share of cereals allocated to human food in Lithuania
Lithuania: Share of cereals allocated to human food was 29.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of cereals allocated to human food in Lithuania, 1992–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 29.0% for share of cereals allocated to human food in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to human food in Lithuania peaked at 39.1% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 24.7%, in 2013.
Lithuania ranks 162nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.6% | 28.2% | 39.1% | 8 |
| 2000s | 29.1% | 25.5% | 38.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.0% | 24.7% | 32.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.2% | 25.7% | 29.0% | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Lithuania
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.16 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.3% (2025)
- Rural population 893,162 (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.8% (2025)
- Rural population 30.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.3% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.3% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 1.34 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of cereals allocated to human food in Lithuania?
- Share of cereals allocated to human food in Lithuania was 29.0% 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 Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 39.1% in 1996.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to human food recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.7% in 2013.
- How does Lithuania rank for share of cereals allocated to human food?
- Lithuania ranks 162nd out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of cereals allocated to human food rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania 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.