How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus 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.

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

Cyprus

1.44 tonnes per hectare

in 2024

USSR

1.52 tonnes per hectare

in 1991

Cyprus rank

150th

USSR rank

149th

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

Cyprus
USSR

How they compare

USSR currently reports 1.52 tonnes per hectare against 1.44 tonnes per hectare in Cyprus, a difference of 0.08 tonnes per hectare.

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

The two have swapped places 16 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1961 it was USSR ahead.

Cyprus ranks 150th and USSR ranks 149th of 186 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 1 and USSR in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cyprus	USSR	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1.06 tonnes per hectare	1.08 tonnes per hectare	0.0198 tonnes per hectare	USSR
1970s	1.22 tonnes per hectare	1.44 tonnes per hectare	0.2269 tonnes per hectare	USSR
1980s	1.95 tonnes per hectare	1.52 tonnes per hectare	0.4322 tonnes per hectare	Cyprus
1990s	1.61 tonnes per hectare	1.76 tonnes per hectare	0.1537 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, Cyprus or USSR?: USSR, at 1.52 tonnes per hectare against 1.44 tonnes per hectare in Cyprus as of 1991.
What is the difference in change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production between Cyprus and USSR?: 0.08 tonnes per hectare, with USSR ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and USSR?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do Cyprus and USSR rank globally for change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production?: Cyprus ranks 150th 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.