Share of cereals allocated to human food in Montenegro
Montenegro: Share of cereals allocated to human food was 49.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of cereals allocated to human food in Montenegro, 2006–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Montenegro recorded 49.6% for share of cereals allocated to human food in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to human food in Montenegro peaked at 68.1% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 40.2%, in 2015.
Montenegro ranks 122nd of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Share of cereals allocated to human food in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 63.8% | — |
| 2007 | 68.1% | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 62.8% | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 60.4% | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 41.7% | -31.0% |
| 2011 | 40.6% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 43.8% | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 43.0% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 42.3% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 40.2% | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 40.7% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 41.0% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 40.9% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 41.2% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 42.4% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 43.5% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 46.6% | +7.2% |
| 2023 | 49.6% | +6.4% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 49.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 55.5%, 89% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 49.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 31.9%, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of cereals allocated to human food in Montenegro 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -31.0% | 60.4% | 41.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.8% | 60.4% | 68.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 41.5% | 40.2% | 43.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.5% | 42.4% | 49.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
More agriculture & rural data for Montenegro
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0337 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 498.87 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.256 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3439 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 6.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of cereals allocated to human food in Montenegro?
- Share of cereals allocated to human food in Montenegro was 49.6% 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 Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 68.1% in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to human food recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.2% in 2015.
- How does Montenegro rank for share of cereals allocated to human food?
- Montenegro ranks 122nd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of cereals allocated to human food rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Montenegro 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.