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Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita, 2020

The share of domestic cereal supply – after correcting for trade – which is allocated to direct human consumption, as opposed to being used for animal feed or industrialuses (such as biofuel production). Gross domestic product (GDP) per capita is measured in constant international-$.

GDP per capita$1,000$10,000$100,000$2,000$5,000$20,000$50,000CerealsallocatedtohumanfoodAfghanistanAfghanistanAlbaniaAlbaniaAngolaAngolaAntigua and BarbudaAntigua and BarbudaAustraliaAustraliaBelizeBelizeBeninBeninBhutanBhutanBurundiBurundiCambodiaCambodiaChadChadEstoniaEstoniaIrelandIrelandNigerNigerNorwayNorwayAfricaAsiaEuropeNorth AmericaOceaniaSouth America

Source: Our World in Data based on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Data compiled from multiple sources by World Bank

Note: Figures are given in international-$. This means it is adjusted for price differences between countries and adjusted for inflation to allow comparisons between countries and over time.

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