Share of cereals allocated to human food in Netherlands Antilles
Netherlands Antilles: Share of cereals allocated to human food was 96.3% in 2009. ▲ Rising
Share of cereals allocated to human food in Netherlands Antilles, 1961–2009
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2009, share of cereals allocated to human food in Netherlands Antilles stood at 96.3%.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to human food in Netherlands Antilles peaked at 100.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 55.8%, in 2003.
Netherlands Antilles ranks 24th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Share of cereals allocated to human food in Netherlands Antilles, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 79.2% | — |
| 1962 | 79.2% | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 80.0% | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 80.8% | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 84.0% | +4.0% |
| 1966 | 84.0% | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 85.2% | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 78.6% | -7.8% |
| 1969 | 84.0% | +6.9% |
| 1970 | 80.8% | -3.8% |
| 1971 | 66.7% | -17.5% |
| 1972 | 57.6% | -13.6% |
| 1973 | 65.5% | +13.8% |
| 1974 | 76.9% | +17.4% |
| 1975 | 71.4% | -7.1% |
| 1976 | 65.6% | -8.1% |
| 1977 | 65.6% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 66.7% | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 62.9% | -5.7% |
| 1980 | 71.9% | +14.3% |
| 1981 | 66.7% | -7.2% |
| 1982 | 65.6% | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 64.7% | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 81.2% | +25.6% |
| 1985 | 80.0% | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 83.3% | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 84.0% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 84.0% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 81.8% | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 84.6% | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 88.0% | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 92.9% | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 92.3% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 88.9% | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 92.0% | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 96.2% | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 96.2% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 92.0% | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 95.8% | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 95.7% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 96.0% | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 55.8% | -41.9% |
| 2004 | 92.3% | +65.4% |
| 2005 | 92.6% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 96.2% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 96.3% | -3.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of cereals allocated to human food in Netherlands Antilles 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +65.4% | 55.8% | 92.3% |
| 2003 | -41.9% | 96.0% | 55.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 81.7% | 78.6% | 85.2% | 9 |
| 1970s | 68.0% | 57.6% | 80.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.3% | 64.7% | 84.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 91.9% | 84.6% | 96.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 92.5% | 55.8% | 100.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands Antilles
- 21 Gambia 97.2% compare
- 22 Mauritania 96.7% compare
- 23 Afghanistan 96.4% compare
- 25 Congo 96.3% compare
- 26 Cape Verde 96.2% compare
- 27 Rwanda 96.0% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Netherlands Antilles
- Agricultural land use 8,000 hectares (2010)
- Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... 673.71 million tonnes (2009)
- Per capita meat consumption in the United States 63.98 kilograms per year per capita (2009)
- Share of cereals allocated to animal feed 3.7% (2009)
- Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses 0.0% (2009)
- Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita 96.3% (2009)
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? 32,000 tonnes (2009)
- Agricultural land use, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2010)
- Change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use 614.39 million kilocalories per day (2009)
- Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade 0.0% (2010)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of cereals allocated to human food in Netherlands Antilles?
- Share of cereals allocated to human food in Netherlands Antilles was 96.3% in 2009, 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 Netherlands Antilles?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to human food recorded in Netherlands Antilles?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.8% in 2003.
- How does Netherlands Antilles rank for share of cereals allocated to human food?
- Netherlands Antilles ranks 24th out of 192 countries with data for 2009.
- Is share of cereals allocated to human food rising or falling in Netherlands Antilles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands Antilles 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.