What is the difference in barley yields between Afghanistan and USSR?

0.02 tonnes per hectare, with USSR ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and USSR?

31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Barley yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs USSR: Barley yields

Afghanistan

1.43 tonnes per hectare

in 2024

USSR

1.45 tonnes per hectare

in 1991

Afghanistan rank

84th

USSR rank

82nd

Barley yields over time

Afghanistan
USSR

How they compare

USSR currently reports 1.45 tonnes per hectare against 1.43 tonnes per hectare in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.02 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 84th and USSR ranks 82nd of 105 countries.

USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	USSR	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1.1 tonnes per hectare	1.14 tonnes per hectare	0.0436 tonnes per hectare	USSR
1970s	1.12 tonnes per hectare	1.49 tonnes per hectare	0.373 tonnes per hectare	USSR
1980s	1.08 tonnes per hectare	1.44 tonnes per hectare	0.356 tonnes per hectare	USSR
1990s	1.06 tonnes per hectare	1.73 tonnes per hectare	0.6709 tonnes per hectare	USSR

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barley yields, Afghanistan or USSR?: USSR, at 1.45 tonnes per hectare against 1.43 tonnes per hectare in Afghanistan as of 1991.
What is the difference in barley yields between Afghanistan and USSR?: 0.02 tonnes per hectare, with USSR ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and USSR?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do Afghanistan and USSR rank globally for barley yields?: Afghanistan ranks 84th and USSR ranks 82nd of 105 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Barley yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Barley yields
Unit: tonnes per hectare
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 105 places, 5,512 data points, 1275–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.