Share of cereals allocated to human food in Venezuela
Venezuela: Share of cereals allocated to human food was 78.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of cereals allocated to human food in Venezuela, 1961–2023
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 Venezuela is 78.4%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to human food in Venezuela peaked at 99.6% in 1964 and was at its lowest, 53.9%, in 1982.
That places Venezuela 63rd out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Share of cereals allocated to human food in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 92.5% | — |
| 1962 | 97.8% | +5.8% |
| 1963 | 97.2% | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 99.6% | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 99.5% | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 98.9% | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 98.6% | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 93.4% | -5.3% |
| 1969 | 94.9% | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 85.5% | -9.8% |
| 1971 | 79.3% | -7.3% |
| 1972 | 78.5% | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 77.1% | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 76.1% | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 74.7% | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 73.6% | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 64.6% | -12.2% |
| 1978 | 61.1% | -5.5% |
| 1979 | 62.2% | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 56.3% | -9.5% |
| 1981 | 57.7% | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 53.9% | -6.7% |
| 1983 | 62.6% | +16.3% |
| 1984 | 57.1% | -8.8% |
| 1985 | 55.8% | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 57.9% | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 60.2% | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 57.4% | -4.8% |
| 1989 | 56.0% | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 84.5% | +50.8% |
| 1991 | 81.6% | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 76.3% | -6.5% |
| 1993 | 67.1% | -12.0% |
| 1994 | 76.3% | +13.7% |
| 1995 | 72.4% | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 68.8% | -5.1% |
| 1997 | 69.5% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 64.8% | -6.7% |
| 1999 | 72.6% | +12.0% |
| 2000 | 68.2% | -6.1% |
| 2001 | 68.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 75.1% | +10.1% |
| 2003 | 75.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 71.3% | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 84.9% | +19.0% |
| 2006 | 75.1% | -11.5% |
| 2007 | 66.1% | -12.0% |
| 2008 | 66.6% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 68.6% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 70.5% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 70.1% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 69.0% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 65.8% | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 67.9% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 66.7% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 67.4% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 72.5% | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 70.4% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 66.6% | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 70.7% | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 79.1% | +11.9% |
| 2022 | 76.9% | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 78.4% | +1.9% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 78.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75.2%, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 78.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 55.5%, 1.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of cereals allocated to human food in Venezuela 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +50.8% | 56.0% | 84.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 96.9% | 92.5% | 99.6% | 9 |
| 1970s | 73.3% | 61.1% | 85.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 57.5% | 53.9% | 62.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.4% | 64.8% | 84.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.9% | 66.1% | 84.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.7% | 65.8% | 72.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.3% | 70.7% | 79.1% | 4 |
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1068 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.0% (2011)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2013)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2013)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of cereals allocated to human food in Venezuela?
- Share of cereals allocated to human food in Venezuela was 78.4% 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 Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 1964.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to human food recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.9% in 1982.
- How does Venezuela rank for share of cereals allocated to human food?
- Venezuela ranks 63rd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of cereals allocated to human food rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Venezuela 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.