Cereal utilization vs Cereal stocks-to-use ratio
In 2026–2027, cereal utilization worldwide was 2,965 million tonnes (forecast); cereal stocks-to-use ratio was 31.6% (forecast).
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Global, annual figures, spaced by time from 2025 to 2026 . Different units, drawn on separate scales and clipped to the years both series publish; earlier history stays on each indicator’s own page. Read the values, not the heights.
Cereal utilization
Unit: million tonnes · 2 observations
Forecast: dashed line, hollow markers, shaded band
Cereal stocks-to-use ratio
Unit: % · 2 observations
Forecast: dashed line, hollow markers, shaded band Estimates are listed as such in the table below
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| Period | Cereal utilization | Cereal stocks-to-use ratio |
|---|---|---|
| 2026–2027 both forecasts | 2,965 million tonnes FAO | 31.6% FAO |
Provenance
Where these numbers come from
Cereal utilization
Total volume of cereals utilized for food, feed, and industrial purposes.
2 observations charted in Global · source organisations: FAO
Cereal stocks-to-use ratio
The ratio of ending cereal stocks to total cereal utilization expressed as a percentage.
2 observations charted in Global (of 3 annual records) · source organisations: FAO
Data published under CC BY 4.0. Series A as JSON · Series B as JSON
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