Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses was 0.6% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses in Dominican Republic, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 0.6% for share of cereals allocated to industrial uses in 2023.
That represents a change of down 35.5% on the previous year and down 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to industrial uses in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1961.
That places Dominican Republic 107th out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0% | — |
| 1962 | 0.0% | — |
| 1963 | 0.0% | — |
| 1964 | 0.0% | — |
| 1965 | 0.0% | — |
| 1966 | 0.0% | — |
| 1967 | 0.0% | — |
| 1968 | 0.0% | — |
| 1969 | 0.0% | — |
| 1970 | 0.0% | — |
| 1971 | 0.0% | — |
| 1972 | 0.0% | — |
| 1973 | 0.0% | — |
| 1974 | 0.0% | — |
| 1975 | 0.0% | — |
| 1976 | 0.0% | — |
| 1977 | 0.4% | — |
| 1978 | 0.3% | -6.9% |
| 1979 | 0.5% | +56.3% |
| 1980 | 0.3% | -43.0% |
| 1981 | 0.3% | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 0.3% | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.3% | -10.4% |
| 1984 | 0.2% | -5.2% |
| 1985 | 0.3% | +39.3% |
| 1986 | 0.2% | -28.5% |
| 1987 | 0.3% | +23.8% |
| 1988 | 0.3% | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.4% | +29.2% |
| 1990 | 0.2% | -49.0% |
| 1991 | 0.3% | +39.2% |
| 1992 | 0.3% | +25.1% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | -12.2% |
| 1994 | 0.4% | +30.7% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | +28.9% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | -85.3% |
| 1997 | 0.6% | +633.5% |
| 1998 | 0.6% | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | -34.1% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | +10.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -58.1% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +211.3% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | +28.8% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +27.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -21.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -31.6% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | +50.8% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | +17.2% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | -35.5% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 0.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9%, 64% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 0.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6%, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses in Dominican Republic 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +633.5% | 0.1% | 0.6% |
| 2003 | +211.3% | 0.2% | 0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More agriculture & rural data for Dominican Republic
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.046 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 509.02 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4279 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2748 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of cereals allocated to industrial uses in Dominican Republic?
- Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses in Dominican Republic was 0.6% 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 industrial uses recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to industrial uses recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1961.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for share of cereals allocated to industrial uses?
- Dominican Republic ranks 107th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of cereals allocated to industrial uses rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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 industrial uses. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of cereals available for domestic consumption – after accounting for trade – that is allocated to other purposes (primarily industrial uses such as biofuel production), relative to the total allocated to human food, animal feed, and other uses. This excludes cereals used for seed, processing, and losses.