Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses in Serbia
Serbia: Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses was 0.6% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses in Serbia, 2006–2023
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 industrial uses in Serbia stood at 0.6%.
The figure is down 11.5% on the previous year and up 617.2% over five years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to industrial uses in Serbia peaked at 0.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2012.
Serbia ranks 104th of 181 countries on this measure, 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 Serbia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +148.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -29.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +12.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +42.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | — |
| 2014 | 0.0% | — |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +101.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +48.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +78.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +88.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +62.5% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | +138.7% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | +10.6% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | -11.5% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 0.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9%, 68% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 0.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.5%, 17% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 101 Namibia 0.7% compare
- 102 Trinidad and Tobago 0.7% compare
- 103 Lebanon 0.6% compare
- 105 Denmark 0.6% compare
- 106 El Salvador 0.6% compare
- 107 Dominican Republic 0.6% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Serbia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 14.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0328 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 501.36 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3736 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.0% (2007)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2007)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of cereals allocated to industrial uses in Serbia?
- Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses in Serbia 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to industrial uses recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2012.
- How does Serbia rank for share of cereals allocated to industrial uses?
- Serbia ranks 104th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Serbia 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.