For the 2019 to 2020 period, over 750 million metric tons of wheat were produced annually, with the lion's share of the wheat being used to produce food. Feed and other uses accounted for most of the rest of the produced wheat and only 8.7 million metric tons of wheat were used to produce fuel. Maize, sugar, and oilseeds are the agricultural commodities that are most likely to be turned into fuel.
Use of major agricultural commodities worldwide from 2019 to 2021, by type of use
(in million metric tons)
*Feed numbers are for 2018 to 2020 three-year period
Supplementary notes
The source notes: "Crushing of oilseeds is not reported as the uses of 'vegetable oil' and 'protein meal' are included in the total; Dairy refers to all dairy products in milk solid equivalent units; Sugar biofuel use refers to sugarcane and sugarbeet, converted into sugar equivalent units."
* Feed numbers are for 2018 to 2020
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FAO, & OECD. (June 29, 2022). Use of major agricultural commodities worldwide from 2019 to 2021, by type of use (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1314326/use-of-agricultural-production-for-food-feed-fuel-and-other-uses/
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