Mauritania vs USSR: Cereal yields
Mauritania
1.54 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
USSR
1.52 tonnes per hectare
in 1991
Mauritania rank
146th
USSR rank
149th
Cereal yields over time
- Mauritania
- USSR
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 1.54 tonnes per hectare against 1.52 tonnes per hectare in USSR, a difference of 0.02 tonnes per hectare.
Across all 31 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 146th and USSR ranks 149th of 186 countries.
USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3745 tonnes per hectare | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | 0.7059 tonnes per hectare | USSR |
| 1970s | 0.3352 tonnes per hectare | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | USSR |
| 1980s | 0.6421 tonnes per hectare | 1.52 tonnes per hectare | 0.8785 tonnes per hectare | USSR |
| 1990s | 0.7717 tonnes per hectare | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | 0.9929 tonnes per hectare | USSR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal yields, Mauritania or USSR?
- Mauritania, at 1.54 tonnes per hectare against 1.52 tonnes per hectare in USSR as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereal yields between Mauritania and USSR?
- 0.02 tonnes per hectare, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and USSR?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
- How do Mauritania and USSR rank globally for cereal yields?
- Mauritania ranks 146th and USSR ranks 149th of 186 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 Cereal yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per hectare.