USSR vs Western Europe: Currants — Area harvested

USSR
10,300 ha
in 1991
Western Europe
6,077 ha
in 2024
USSR rank
3rd
Western Europe rank
6th

Currants — Area harvested over time

  • USSR
  • Western Europe
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How they compare

USSR currently reports 10,300 ha against 6,077 ha in Western Europe, a difference of 4,223 ha.

That makes USSR's figure about 1.7 times Western Europe's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1961 it was USSR ahead.

USSR ranks 3rd and Western Europe ranks 6th of 44 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade USSR Western Europe Difference Ahead
1960s 2,744 ha 1,421 ha 1,324 ha USSR
1970s 9,900 ha 1,178 ha 8,722 ha USSR
1980s 16,320 ha 14,742 ha 1,578 ha USSR
1990s 10,900 ha 25,854 ha 14,954 ha Western Europe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher currants — area harvested, USSR or Western Europe?
USSR, at 10,300 ha against 6,077 ha in Western Europe as of 1991.
What is the difference in currants — area harvested between USSR and Western Europe?
4,223 ha, with USSR ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for USSR and Western Europe?
31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do USSR and Western Europe rank globally for currants — area harvested?
USSR ranks 3rd and Western Europe ranks 6th of 44 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Currants — Area harvested. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Currants — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
63 places, 2,476 data points, 1961–2024
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