Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Share of cereals allocated to animal feed was 71.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Tuvalu, 2019–2023
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 Tuvalu stood at 71.4%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 42.9% over five years.
That places Tuvalu 13th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 50.0% | — |
| 2020 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 60.0% | +20.0% |
| 2022 | 66.7% | +11.1% |
| 2023 | 71.4% | +7.1% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 71.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 41.5%, 1.7× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 71.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 20.2%, 3.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 50.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 1 |
| 2020s | 62.0% | 50.0% | 71.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
More agriculture & rural data for Tuvalu
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 534.44 current US$ per person (2015)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -17.15 % change on previous year (2015)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1594 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2015)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3456 units per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -3.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 15.9% (2015)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2008)
- Rural population 34.6% (2025)
- Rural population growth -3.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Tuvalu?
- Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Tuvalu was 71.4% 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 Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 71.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to animal feed recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.0% in 2019.
- How does Tuvalu rank for share of cereals allocated to animal feed?
- Tuvalu ranks 13th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Tuvalu 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.