What is the difference in rye yields between Argentina and USSR?

0.13 tonnes per hectare, with Argentina ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina 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); Broadberry et al. (2015) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Rye yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Argentina vs USSR: Rye yields

Argentina

1.84 tonnes per hectare

in 2024

USSR

1.71 tonnes per hectare

in 1991

Argentina rank

48th

USSR rank

51st

Rye yields over time

Argentina
USSR

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 1.84 tonnes per hectare against 1.71 tonnes per hectare in USSR, a difference of 0.13 tonnes per hectare.

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

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

Argentina ranks 48th and USSR ranks 51st of 65 countries.

USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Argentina	USSR	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.698 tonnes per hectare	0.8968 tonnes per hectare	0.1988 tonnes per hectare	USSR
1970s	0.8065 tonnes per hectare	1.25 tonnes per hectare	0.4415 tonnes per hectare	USSR
1980s	0.8718 tonnes per hectare	1.46 tonnes per hectare	0.5844 tonnes per hectare	USSR
1990s	0.8103 tonnes per hectare	1.91 tonnes per hectare	1.1 tonnes per hectare	USSR

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rye yields, Argentina or USSR?: Argentina, at 1.84 tonnes per hectare against 1.71 tonnes per hectare in USSR as of 2024.
What is the difference in rye yields between Argentina and USSR?: 0.13 tonnes per hectare, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and USSR?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do Argentina and USSR rank globally for rye yields?: Argentina ranks 48th and USSR ranks 51st of 65 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Rye yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Rye yields
Unit: tonnes per hectare
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 65 places, 3,138 data points, 1275–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.