Bread consumption in Russia by year
113 kg, 2024 +1 to 2023
Rosstat calculates bread products in terms of flour weight: this includes not only bread but also pasta, cereals, flour, and legumes. This is the most stable product in the basket—bread consumption has remained almost unchanged for decades and is weakly dependent on income.
Chart series with 1990 years. Full values, including earlier ones, are in the table below
Conversion to flour weight brings bread, pasta, and cereals to a common denominator—the weight of the flour and grain in their composition.
Bread is considered a necessity precisely because of this stability: consumption remains roughly the same in both prosperous and lean years.
Table by year
| Period | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 120 | |
| 1991 | 121 | +1 |
| 1992 | 125 | +4 |
| 1993 | 123 | −2 |
| 1994 | 124 | +1 |
| 1995 | 122 | −2 |
| 1996 | 118 | −4 |
| 1997 | 118 | 0 |
| 1998 | 117 | −1 |
| 1999 | 119 | +2 |
| 2000 | 117 | −2 |
| 2001 | 120 | +3 |
| 2002 | 121 | +1 |
| 2003 | 120 | −1 |
| 2004 | 119 | −1 |
| 2005 | 121 | +2 |
| 2006 | 121 | 0 |
| 2007 | 120 | −1 |
| 2008 | 119 | −1 |
| 2009 | 118 | −1 |
| 2010 | 120 | +2 |
| 2011 | 118 | −2 |
| 2012 | 119 | +1 |
| 2013 | 118 | −1 |
| 2014 | 118 | 0 |
| 2015 | 117 | −1 |
| 2016 | 121 | +4 |
| 2017 | 116 | −5 |
| 2018 | 116 | 0 |
| 2019 | 115 | −1 |
| 2020 | 114 | −1 |
| 2021 | 113 | −1 |
| 2022 | 113 | 0 |
| 2023 | 112 | −1 |
| 2024 | 113 | +1 |
Frequently Asked Questions
How much bread does a Russian consume per year?
The latest value in the table is kilograms of bread products per capita per year in terms of flour weight. This includes bread, pasta, cereals, flour, and legumes combined.
Why does bread consumption remain almost unchanged?
Bread is a staple, low-cost product. When incomes fall, people switch to it from more expensive foods; therefore, during crises, bread consumption may even slightly increase rather than decrease.
Are pasta and cereals included?
Yes. The indicator combines bread, bakery and pasta products, flour, cereals, and legumes in terms of flour and grain weight.