Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Venezuela
Venezuela: Share of cereals allocated to animal feed was 21.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Venezuela, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Venezuela is 21.5%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 6.5% on the previous year and down 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Venezuela peaked at 46.1% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1964.
Venezuela ranks 123rd 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 Venezuela, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7.5% | — |
| 1962 | 2.2% | -71.3% |
| 1963 | 2.8% | +31.2% |
| 1964 | 0.4% | -86.3% |
| 1965 | 0.5% | +26.2% |
| 1966 | 1.1% | +132.3% |
| 1967 | 1.4% | +26.5% |
| 1968 | 6.6% | +359.6% |
| 1969 | 5.1% | -22.4% |
| 1970 | 14.5% | +181.5% |
| 1971 | 20.7% | +43.1% |
| 1972 | 21.5% | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 22.9% | +6.7% |
| 1974 | 23.9% | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 25.3% | +6.0% |
| 1976 | 26.4% | +4.2% |
| 1977 | 35.4% | +34.0% |
| 1978 | 38.9% | +10.0% |
| 1979 | 37.8% | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 43.7% | +15.6% |
| 1981 | 42.3% | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 46.1% | +9.1% |
| 1983 | 37.4% | -19.0% |
| 1984 | 42.9% | +14.7% |
| 1985 | 44.2% | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 42.1% | -4.6% |
| 1987 | 39.8% | -5.6% |
| 1988 | 42.6% | +7.2% |
| 1989 | 44.0% | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 15.5% | -64.8% |
| 1991 | 18.4% | +19.1% |
| 1992 | 23.7% | +28.9% |
| 1993 | 32.9% | +38.5% |
| 1994 | 23.7% | -28.0% |
| 1995 | 27.6% | +16.5% |
| 1996 | 31.2% | +13.3% |
| 1997 | 30.4% | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 35.2% | +15.5% |
| 1999 | 27.4% | -22.2% |
| 2000 | 31.8% | +16.2% |
| 2001 | 31.8% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 24.8% | -21.9% |
| 2003 | 24.9% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 28.7% | +15.0% |
| 2005 | 15.0% | -47.5% |
| 2006 | 24.9% | +65.4% |
| 2007 | 33.8% | +35.7% |
| 2008 | 33.3% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 31.3% | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 29.5% | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 29.9% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 31.0% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 34.2% | +10.3% |
| 2014 | 32.1% | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 33.3% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 32.6% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 27.5% | -15.4% |
| 2018 | 29.6% | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 33.4% | +12.9% |
| 2020 | 29.3% | -12.4% |
| 2021 | 20.9% | -28.7% |
| 2022 | 23.0% | +10.4% |
| 2023 | 21.5% | -6.5% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 21.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.0%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 21.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 44.5%, 48% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Venezuela 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +359.6% | 1.4% | 6.6% |
| 1970 | +181.5% | 5.1% | 14.5% |
| 1966 | +132.3% | 0.5% | 1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.1% | 0.4% | 7.5% | 9 |
| 1970s | 26.7% | 14.5% | 38.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 42.5% | 37.4% | 46.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.6% | 15.5% | 35.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.0% | 15.0% | 33.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.3% | 27.5% | 34.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.7% | 20.9% | 29.3% | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Venezuela
- 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 0.1157 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 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.7539 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -100 % change on previous year (1991)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0 current US$ per person (2011)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0542 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Venezuela?
- Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Venezuela was 21.5% 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 Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 46.1% in 1982.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to animal feed recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1964.
- How does Venezuela rank for share of cereals allocated to animal feed?
- Venezuela ranks 123rd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of cereals allocated to animal feed rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela 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.