South Africa vs USSR: Millet yields
South Africa
0.4894 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
USSR
0.533 tonnes per hectare
in 1991
South Africa rank
82nd
USSR rank
79th
Millet yields over time
- South Africa
- USSR
How they compare
USSR currently reports 0.533 tonnes per hectare against 0.4894 tonnes per hectare in South Africa, a difference of 0.0436 tonnes per hectare.
That makes USSR's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1961 it was USSR ahead.
South Africa ranks 82nd and USSR ranks 79th of 89 countries.
USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6126 tonnes per hectare | 0.7333 tonnes per hectare | 0.1207 tonnes per hectare | USSR |
| 1970s | 0.6818 tonnes per hectare | 0.7714 tonnes per hectare | 0.0896 tonnes per hectare | USSR |
| 1980s | 0.6818 tonnes per hectare | 0.9162 tonnes per hectare | 0.2344 tonnes per hectare | USSR |
| 1990s | 0.5429 tonnes per hectare | 0.8202 tonnes per hectare | 0.2773 tonnes per hectare | USSR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher millet yields, South Africa or USSR?
- USSR, at 0.533 tonnes per hectare against 0.4894 tonnes per hectare in South Africa as of 1991.
- What is the difference in millet yields between South Africa and USSR?
- 0.0436 tonnes per hectare, with USSR ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and USSR?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
- How do South Africa and USSR rank globally for millet yields?
- South Africa ranks 82nd and USSR ranks 79th of 89 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 Millet yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.