Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Croatia
Croatia: Share of cereals allocated to animal feed was 73.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Croatia, 1992–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 73.7% for share of cereals allocated to animal feed in 2023.
That represents a change of up 11.5% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Croatia peaked at 84.5% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 66.1%, in 2022.
Croatia ranks 6th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 75.7% | — |
| 1993 | 78.4% | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 80.4% | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 80.6% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 81.3% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 81.8% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 83.0% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 82.8% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 81.0% | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 83.6% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 82.5% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 81.0% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 83.8% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 82.4% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 80.9% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 79.2% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 84.5% | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 80.3% | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 79.5% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 77.9% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 73.9% | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 78.8% | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 79.1% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 72.8% | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 73.5% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 75.0% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 78.2% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 78.5% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 75.0% | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 73.1% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 66.1% | -9.6% |
| 2023 | 73.7% | +11.5% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 73.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 56.3%, 1.3× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 73.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 60.3%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.5% | 75.7% | 83.0% | 8 |
| 2000s | 81.9% | 79.2% | 84.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.7% | 72.8% | 79.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.0% | 66.1% | 75.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0283 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 767.57 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.4457 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4219 units per person (2025)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Croatia?
- Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Croatia was 73.7% 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 Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 84.5% in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to animal feed recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.1% in 2022.
- How does Croatia rank for share of cereals allocated to animal feed?
- Croatia ranks 6th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of cereals allocated to animal feed rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Croatia 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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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.