Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Australia
Australia: Share of cereals allocated to animal feed was 72.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Australia, 1961–2023
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 animal feed in Australia stood at 72.5%.
That represents a change of up 6.1% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Australia peaked at 81.4% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 43.0%, in 1961.
Australia ranks 9th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 43.0% | — |
| 1962 | 51.4% | +19.4% |
| 1963 | 57.0% | +10.8% |
| 1964 | 54.3% | -4.6% |
| 1965 | 52.5% | -3.4% |
| 1966 | 55.1% | +4.9% |
| 1967 | 53.3% | -3.3% |
| 1968 | 58.2% | +9.2% |
| 1969 | 62.1% | +6.7% |
| 1970 | 63.9% | +2.9% |
| 1971 | 63.0% | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 55.1% | -12.5% |
| 1973 | 59.2% | +7.4% |
| 1974 | 57.9% | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 59.8% | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 57.4% | -4.0% |
| 1977 | 55.5% | -3.4% |
| 1978 | 65.6% | +18.3% |
| 1979 | 65.2% | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 58.4% | -10.5% |
| 1981 | 62.7% | +7.4% |
| 1982 | 59.8% | -4.6% |
| 1983 | 65.5% | +9.7% |
| 1984 | 64.6% | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 61.8% | -4.3% |
| 1986 | 64.5% | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 66.9% | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 72.9% | +9.0% |
| 1989 | 72.6% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 73.7% | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 69.8% | -5.3% |
| 1992 | 77.6% | +11.3% |
| 1993 | 74.7% | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 66.0% | -11.6% |
| 1995 | 75.8% | +14.7% |
| 1996 | 74.9% | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 76.1% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 76.5% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 77.0% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 76.1% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 77.5% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 75.2% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 77.2% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 78.5% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 81.0% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 81.4% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 79.0% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 78.7% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 73.4% | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 73.6% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 69.0% | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 69.6% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 63.1% | -9.4% |
| 2014 | 67.2% | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 65.7% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 68.0% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 71.9% | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 74.3% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 75.3% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 67.6% | -10.2% |
| 2021 | 66.4% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 68.3% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 72.5% | +6.1% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 72.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 56.3%, 1.3× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Australia's 72.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 20.2%, 3.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 54.1% | 43.0% | 62.1% | 9 |
| 1970s | 60.3% | 55.1% | 65.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.0% | 58.4% | 72.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.2% | 66.0% | 77.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.8% | 73.4% | 81.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.8% | 63.1% | 75.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.7% | 66.4% | 72.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More agriculture & rural data for Australia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0227 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,476 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5855 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1228 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Australia?
- Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Australia was 72.5% 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 animal feed recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 81.4% in 2006.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to animal feed recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.0% in 1961.
- How does Australia rank for share of cereals allocated to animal feed?
- Australia ranks 9th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of cereals allocated to animal feed rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia 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 animal feed. 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 animal feed, relative to the total used for human food, animal feed, and industrial purposes. This excludes cereals used for seed, processing, and losses.