Poland vs USSR: Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel
Poland
2.42 million tonnes
in 2023
USSR
2.22 million tonnes
in 1991
Poland rank
13th
USSR rank
15th
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel over time
- Poland
- USSR
How they compare
Poland currently reports 2.42 million tonnes against 2.22 million tonnes in USSR, a difference of 202,000 tonnes.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times USSR's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.
Poland ranks 13th and USSR ranks 15th of 181 countries.
USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Poland | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,222 tonnes | 924,444 tonnes | 919,222 tonnes | USSR |
| 1970s | 8,900 tonnes | 1.09 million tonnes | 1.08 million tonnes | USSR |
| 1980s | 37,800 tonnes | 1.95 million tonnes | 1.91 million tonnes | USSR |
| 1990s | 50,500 tonnes | 5.30 million tonnes | 5.25 million tonnes | USSR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, Poland or USSR?
- Poland, at 2.42 million tonnes against 2.22 million tonnes in USSR as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel between Poland and USSR?
- 202,000 tonnes, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and USSR?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
- How do Poland and USSR rank globally for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel?
- Poland ranks 13th and USSR ranks 15th of 181 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Quantity of cereal crops allocated to other uses (and not to human food or animal feed), predominantly industrial uses such as biofuel production.