How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria 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 Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Algeria vs USSR: Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production

Algeria

1.54 tonnes per hectare

in 2024

USSR

1.52 tonnes per hectare

in 1991

Algeria rank

147th

USSR rank

149th

Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production over time

Algeria
USSR

How they compare

Algeria currently reports 1.54 tonnes per hectare against 1.52 tonnes per hectare in USSR, a difference of 0.02 tonnes per hectare.

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

Algeria ranks 147th 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	Algeria	USSR	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.6062 tonnes per hectare	1.08 tonnes per hectare	0.4741 tonnes per hectare	USSR
1970s	0.5983 tonnes per hectare	1.44 tonnes per hectare	0.8442 tonnes per hectare	USSR
1980s	0.6971 tonnes per hectare	1.52 tonnes per hectare	0.8235 tonnes per hectare	USSR
1990s	0.9012 tonnes per hectare	1.76 tonnes per hectare	0.8635 tonnes per hectare	USSR

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production, Algeria or USSR?: Algeria, at 1.54 tonnes per hectare against 1.52 tonnes per hectare in USSR as of 2024.
What is the difference in change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production between Algeria and USSR?: 0.02 tonnes per hectare, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and USSR?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do Algeria and USSR rank globally for change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production?: Algeria ranks 147th 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 Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production
Unit: tonnes per hectare
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: 186 places, 10,534 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Measured in tonnes per hectare.