Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Moldova
Moldova: Share of cereals allocated to animal feed was 73.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Moldova, 1992–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 73.4% for share of cereals allocated to animal feed in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.2% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Moldova peaked at 81.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 51.7%, in 1999.
Moldova ranks 7th of 192 countries on this measure, 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 Moldova, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 69.0% | — |
| 1993 | 70.5% | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 65.3% | -7.4% |
| 1995 | 61.7% | -5.5% |
| 1996 | 53.6% | -13.2% |
| 1997 | 64.4% | +20.3% |
| 1998 | 58.7% | -8.9% |
| 1999 | 51.7% | -12.0% |
| 2000 | 54.5% | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 66.3% | +21.6% |
| 2002 | 55.0% | -17.1% |
| 2003 | 52.4% | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 56.0% | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 59.7% | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 62.7% | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 61.1% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 63.6% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 65.5% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 77.1% | +17.6% |
| 2011 | 79.0% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 69.8% | -11.6% |
| 2013 | 68.9% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 78.3% | +13.7% |
| 2015 | 76.3% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 76.5% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 80.1% | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 81.7% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 80.6% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 73.3% | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 78.6% | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 58.6% | -25.4% |
| 2023 | 73.4% | +25.2% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 73.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 41.5%, 1.8× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 73.4% 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 | 61.9% | 51.7% | 70.5% | 8 |
| 2000s | 59.7% | 52.4% | 66.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.8% | 68.9% | 81.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.0% | 58.6% | 78.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More agriculture & rural data for Moldova
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0738 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 635.96 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5627 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Moldova?
- Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Moldova was 73.4% 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 Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 81.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to animal feed recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.7% in 1999.
- How does Moldova rank for share of cereals allocated to animal feed?
- Moldova ranks 7th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of cereals allocated to animal feed rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Moldova 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.