Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Czechia
Czechia: Share of cereals allocated to animal feed was 61.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Czechia, 1993–2023
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 animal feed in Czechia is 61.0%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Czechia peaked at 77.2% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 51.9%, in 1993.
That places Czechia 34th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Czechia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 51.9% | — |
| 1994 | 74.9% | +44.3% |
| 1995 | 73.8% | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 74.7% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 74.7% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 75.2% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 77.2% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 75.8% | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 77.1% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 75.3% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 71.6% | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 62.9% | -12.2% |
| 2005 | 72.8% | +15.6% |
| 2006 | 63.4% | -12.9% |
| 2007 | 69.3% | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 57.4% | -17.1% |
| 2009 | 73.1% | +27.3% |
| 2010 | 67.6% | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 66.5% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 65.5% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 57.6% | -12.1% |
| 2014 | 63.5% | +10.2% |
| 2015 | 63.5% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 63.3% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 60.9% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 58.8% | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 60.5% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 63.9% | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 62.1% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 60.5% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 61.0% | +0.9% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 61.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 56.3%, 1.1× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 61.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 60.3%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Czechia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +44.3% | 51.9% | 74.9% |
| 2009 | +27.3% | 57.4% | 73.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.8% | 51.9% | 77.2% | 7 |
| 2000s | 69.9% | 57.4% | 77.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.8% | 57.6% | 67.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.9% | 60.5% | 63.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
More agriculture & rural data for Czechia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 15.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0195 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 700.32 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.4625 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2712 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Czechia?
- Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Czechia was 61.0% 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 Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 77.2% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to animal feed recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.9% in 1993.
- How does Czechia rank for share of cereals allocated to animal feed?
- Czechia ranks 34th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of cereals allocated to animal feed rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Czechia 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.