Share of cereals allocated to human food in Slovenia
Slovenia: Share of cereals allocated to human food was 56.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of cereals allocated to human food in Slovenia, 1992–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of cereals allocated to human food in Slovenia stood at 56.8%. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to human food in Slovenia peaked at 56.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 29.1%, in 2004.
Slovenia ranks 106th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Share of cereals allocated to human food in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 36.3% | — |
| 1993 | 34.6% | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 31.9% | -7.7% |
| 1995 | 33.6% | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 32.3% | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 30.1% | -7.0% |
| 1998 | 33.0% | +9.9% |
| 1999 | 35.6% | +7.8% |
| 2000 | 31.8% | -10.7% |
| 2001 | 34.9% | +9.8% |
| 2002 | 31.6% | -9.6% |
| 2003 | 39.2% | +24.2% |
| 2004 | 29.1% | -25.6% |
| 2005 | 31.3% | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 35.8% | +14.3% |
| 2007 | 32.2% | -9.9% |
| 2008 | 33.7% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 39.6% | +17.6% |
| 2010 | 45.2% | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 45.7% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 49.8% | +9.0% |
| 2013 | 48.9% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 37.7% | -23.0% |
| 2015 | 35.2% | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 37.6% | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 40.2% | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 42.3% | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 48.8% | +15.3% |
| 2020 | 51.6% | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 48.2% | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 55.6% | +15.4% |
| 2023 | 56.8% | +2.1% |
Slovenia compared with similar countries
- Slovenia's 56.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 38.1%, 1.5× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Slovenia's 56.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 31.9%, 1.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.4% | 30.1% | 36.3% | 8 |
| 2000s | 33.9% | 29.1% | 39.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.1% | 35.2% | 49.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.1% | 48.2% | 56.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Slovenia
More agriculture & rural data for Slovenia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 16.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0163 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 610.78 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.3588 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4401 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of cereals allocated to human food in Slovenia?
- Share of cereals allocated to human food in Slovenia was 56.8% 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 Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 56.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to human food recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.1% in 2004.
- How does Slovenia rank for share of cereals allocated to human food?
- Slovenia ranks 106th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of cereals allocated to human food rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovenia 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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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.