What is the difference in cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel between United Kingdom and USSR?

366,000 tonnes, with USSR ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for United Kingdom 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) – 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.

United Kingdom vs USSR: Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel

United Kingdom

1.85 million tonnes

in 2023

USSR

2.22 million tonnes

in 1991

United Kingdom rank

16th

USSR rank

15th

Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel over time

United Kingdom
USSR

How they compare

USSR currently reports 2.22 million tonnes against 1.85 million tonnes in United Kingdom, a difference of 366,000 tonnes.

That makes USSR's figure about 1.2 times United Kingdom's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1961 it was USSR ahead.

United Kingdom ranks 16th 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	United Kingdom	USSR	Difference	Ahead
1960s	882,667 tonnes	924,444 tonnes	41,778 tonnes	USSR
1970s	1.02 million tonnes	1.09 million tonnes	67,700 tonnes	USSR
1980s	770,500 tonnes	1.95 million tonnes	1.18 million tonnes	USSR
1990s	694,500 tonnes	5.30 million tonnes	4.60 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, United Kingdom or USSR?: USSR, at 2.22 million tonnes against 1.85 million tonnes in United Kingdom as of 1991.
What is the difference in cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel between United Kingdom and USSR?: 366,000 tonnes, with USSR ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United Kingdom and USSR?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do United Kingdom and USSR rank globally for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel?: United Kingdom ranks 16th 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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Indicator: Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel
Unit: tonnes
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 181 places, 9,505 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Quantity of cereal crops allocated to other uses (and not to human food or animal feed), predominantly industrial uses such as biofuel production.