Brazil vs USSR: Rye yields

Brazil
1.56 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
USSR
1.71 tonnes per hectare
in 1991
Brazil rank
52nd
USSR rank
51st

Rye yields over time

  • Brazil
  • USSR
0.511.52196119922024

How they compare

USSR currently reports 1.71 tonnes per hectare against 1.56 tonnes per hectare in Brazil, a difference of 0.15 tonnes per hectare.

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

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

Brazil ranks 52nd 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 Brazil USSR Difference Ahead
1960s 0.7814 tonnes per hectare 0.8968 tonnes per hectare 0.1154 tonnes per hectare USSR
1970s 0.8792 tonnes per hectare 1.25 tonnes per hectare 0.3688 tonnes per hectare USSR
1980s 0.9703 tonnes per hectare 1.46 tonnes per hectare 0.4859 tonnes per hectare USSR
1990s 1.12 tonnes per hectare 1.91 tonnes per hectare 0.7884 tonnes per hectare USSR

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rye yields, Brazil or USSR?
USSR, at 1.71 tonnes per hectare against 1.56 tonnes per hectare in Brazil as of 1991.
What is the difference in rye yields between Brazil and USSR?
0.15 tonnes per hectare, with USSR ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and USSR?
31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do Brazil and USSR rank globally for rye yields?
Brazil ranks 52nd 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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About this data

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

Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.