Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Latvia
Latvia: Share of cereals allocated to animal feed was 72.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Latvia, 1992–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 72.4% for share of cereals allocated to animal feed in 2023.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Latvia peaked at 76.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 49.7%, in 1992.
That places Latvia 10th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 49.7% | — |
| 1993 | 50.6% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 51.0% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 50.3% | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 70.5% | +40.2% |
| 1997 | 66.5% | -5.7% |
| 1998 | 61.8% | -7.1% |
| 1999 | 54.3% | -12.1% |
| 2000 | 64.9% | +19.5% |
| 2001 | 62.4% | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 66.5% | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 63.5% | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 67.2% | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 70.6% | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 64.9% | -8.1% |
| 2007 | 66.7% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 65.6% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 66.8% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 62.9% | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 67.3% | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 71.4% | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 64.4% | -9.8% |
| 2014 | 71.0% | +10.2% |
| 2015 | 69.1% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 61.6% | -10.8% |
| 2017 | 59.2% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 64.9% | +9.5% |
| 2019 | 71.7% | +10.5% |
| 2020 | 74.5% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 76.1% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 73.3% | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 72.4% | -1.3% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 72.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 56.3%, 1.3× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 72.4% 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 | 56.8% | 49.7% | 70.5% | 8 |
| 2000s | 65.9% | 62.4% | 70.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.4% | 59.2% | 71.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.1% | 72.4% | 76.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More agriculture & rural data for Latvia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 12.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0401 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,055 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3137 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Latvia?
- Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Latvia was 72.4% 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 animal feed recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 76.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to animal feed recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.7% in 1992.
- How does Latvia rank for share of cereals allocated to animal feed?
- Latvia ranks 10th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of cereals allocated to animal feed rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia 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.