Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Share of cereals allocated to animal feed was 51.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Dominican Republic, 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 Dominican Republic stood at 51.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Dominican Republic peaked at 67.9% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1961.
Dominican Republic ranks 59th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6% | — |
| 1962 | 4.6% | +645.1% |
| 1963 | 9.4% | +105.8% |
| 1964 | 12.4% | +32.3% |
| 1965 | 10.0% | -19.3% |
| 1966 | 11.8% | +17.4% |
| 1967 | 10.6% | -9.8% |
| 1968 | 11.2% | +4.9% |
| 1969 | 9.9% | -11.0% |
| 1970 | 9.9% | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 11.1% | +11.9% |
| 1972 | 13.2% | +18.7% |
| 1973 | 24.1% | +83.0% |
| 1974 | 22.7% | -6.0% |
| 1975 | 20.1% | -11.2% |
| 1976 | 23.1% | +15.0% |
| 1977 | 25.3% | +9.2% |
| 1978 | 27.6% | +9.1% |
| 1979 | 19.8% | -28.4% |
| 1980 | 28.5% | +44.3% |
| 1981 | 28.6% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 27.2% | -4.7% |
| 1983 | 30.6% | +12.6% |
| 1984 | 30.8% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 27.0% | -12.3% |
| 1986 | 26.2% | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 42.8% | +63.1% |
| 1988 | 40.8% | -4.7% |
| 1989 | 44.7% | +9.6% |
| 1990 | 47.6% | +6.4% |
| 1991 | 47.5% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 51.1% | +7.7% |
| 1993 | 54.6% | +6.9% |
| 1994 | 48.3% | -11.6% |
| 1995 | 52.2% | +8.0% |
| 1996 | 54.4% | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 58.7% | +7.9% |
| 1998 | 55.6% | -5.3% |
| 1999 | 63.9% | +15.0% |
| 2000 | 59.8% | -6.5% |
| 2001 | 64.0% | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 63.4% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 67.9% | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 61.0% | -10.1% |
| 2005 | 60.9% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 63.9% | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 62.4% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 60.0% | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 60.5% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 53.0% | -12.3% |
| 2011 | 52.1% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 51.0% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 50.4% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 50.5% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 53.6% | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 54.4% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 55.5% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 58.0% | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 55.6% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 50.2% | -9.8% |
| 2021 | 50.7% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 51.6% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 51.9% | +0.6% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 51.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 41.5%, 1.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 51.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 44.5%, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Dominican Republic 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +645.1% | 0.6% | 4.6% |
| 1963 | +105.8% | 4.6% | 9.4% |
| 1973 | +83.0% | 13.2% | 24.1% |
| 1987 | +63.1% | 26.2% | 42.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.0% | 0.6% | 12.4% | 9 |
| 1970s | 19.7% | 9.9% | 27.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 32.7% | 26.2% | 44.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.4% | 47.5% | 63.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.4% | 59.8% | 67.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.4% | 50.4% | 58.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.1% | 50.2% | 51.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 56 Costa Rica 53.4% compare
- 57 Chile 52.3% compare
- 58 United Kingdom 51.9% compare
- 60 Namibia 50.3% compare
- 61 Bolivia 49.0% compare
- 62 Saudi Arabia 48.6% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Dominican Republic
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1069 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.2108 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.046 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 509.02 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4279 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Dominican Republic?
- Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Dominican Republic was 51.9% 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 Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 67.9% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to animal feed recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1961.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for share of cereals allocated to animal feed?
- Dominican Republic ranks 59th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of cereals allocated to animal feed rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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.