Share of cereals allocated to human food in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Share of cereals allocated to human food was 37.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of cereals allocated to human food in Luxembourg, 2000–2023
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 Luxembourg is 37.0%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 11.1% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to human food in Luxembourg peaked at 45.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 27.0%, in 2004.
That places Luxembourg 149th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Share of cereals allocated to human food in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.1% | — |
| 2001 | 35.8% | +19.2% |
| 2002 | 28.4% | -20.8% |
| 2003 | 29.1% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 27.0% | -6.9% |
| 2005 | 32.7% | +20.7% |
| 2006 | 36.4% | +11.4% |
| 2007 | 37.9% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 32.2% | -15.1% |
| 2009 | 35.2% | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 35.9% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 37.2% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 36.6% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 34.0% | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 42.4% | +24.8% |
| 2015 | 41.2% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 42.9% | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 45.1% | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 45.5% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 44.8% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 36.5% | -18.5% |
| 2021 | 36.1% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 33.3% | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 37.0% | +11.1% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 37.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 38.1%, 97% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 37.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 31.9%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.5% | 27.0% | 37.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.6% | 34.0% | 45.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.7% | 33.3% | 37.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
More agriculture & rural data for Luxembourg
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 20.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0023 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 341.94 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.6761 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0512 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of cereals allocated to human food in Luxembourg?
- Share of cereals allocated to human food in Luxembourg was 37.0% 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 Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 45.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to human food recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.0% in 2004.
- How does Luxembourg rank for share of cereals allocated to human food?
- Luxembourg ranks 149th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of cereals allocated to human food rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg 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.