Japan vs USSR: Buckwheat — Yield

Japan
585.5 kg/ha
in 2024
USSR
510.9 kg/ha
in 1991
Japan rank
29th
USSR rank
30th

Buckwheat — Yield over time

  • Japan
  • USSR
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 585.5 kg/ha against 510.9 kg/ha in USSR, a difference of 74.6 kg/ha.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times USSR's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 29th and USSR ranks 30th of 33 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan USSR Difference Ahead
1960s 980.74 kg/ha 465.92 kg/ha 514.82 kg/ha Japan
1970s 1,104 kg/ha 492.77 kg/ha 611.57 kg/ha Japan
1980s 826.25 kg/ha 544.84 kg/ha 281.41 kg/ha Japan
1990s 726.45 kg/ha 635.55 kg/ha 90.9 kg/ha Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher buckwheat — yield, Japan or USSR?
Japan, at 585.5 kg/ha against 510.9 kg/ha in USSR as of 2024.
What is the difference in buckwheat — yield between Japan and USSR?
74.6 kg/ha, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and USSR?
31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do Japan and USSR rank globally for buckwheat — yield?
Japan ranks 29th and USSR ranks 30th of 33 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Buckwheat — Yield. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Buckwheat — Yield
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
57 places, 2,471 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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