Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Slovenia
Slovenia: Share of cereals allocated to animal feed was 40.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Slovenia, 1992–2023
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 Slovenia stood at 40.9%. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Slovenia peaked at 70.5% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 40.9%, in 2023.
Slovenia ranks 85th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 63.0% | — |
| 1993 | 64.9% | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 67.6% | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 66.0% | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 67.3% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 69.6% | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 66.6% | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 64.0% | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 68.2% | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 64.7% | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 68.1% | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 60.4% | -11.3% |
| 2004 | 70.5% | +16.8% |
| 2005 | 68.3% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 63.8% | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 66.2% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 64.6% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 58.4% | -9.6% |
| 2010 | 52.9% | -9.5% |
| 2011 | 52.5% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 48.3% | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 49.2% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 60.5% | +23.0% |
| 2015 | 63.2% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 60.8% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 58.3% | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 56.1% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 49.3% | -12.0% |
| 2020 | 46.3% | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 49.1% | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 42.1% | -14.4% |
| 2023 | 40.9% | -2.9% |
Slovenia compared with similar countries
- Slovenia's 40.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 56.3%, 73% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Slovenia's 40.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 60.3%, 68% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.1% | 63.0% | 69.6% | 8 |
| 2000s | 65.3% | 58.4% | 70.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.1% | 48.3% | 63.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.6% | 40.9% | 49.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Slovenia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Slovenia?
- Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Slovenia was 40.9% 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 Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 70.5% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to animal feed recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.9% in 2023.
- How does Slovenia rank for share of cereals allocated to animal feed?
- Slovenia ranks 85th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of cereals allocated to animal feed rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovenia 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.