India vs USSR: Sorghum yields
India
1.17 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
USSR
1.12 tonnes per hectare
in 1991
India rank
72nd
USSR rank
74th
Sorghum yields over time
- India
- USSR
How they compare
India currently reports 1.17 tonnes per hectare against 1.12 tonnes per hectare in USSR, a difference of 0.05 tonnes per hectare.
Across all 31 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.
India ranks 72nd and USSR ranks 74th of 115 countries.
USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5041 tonnes per hectare | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 0.5291 tonnes per hectare | USSR |
| 1970s | 0.5968 tonnes per hectare | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | 0.6779 tonnes per hectare | USSR |
| 1980s | 0.7022 tonnes per hectare | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | 0.4363 tonnes per hectare | USSR |
| 1990s | 0.7473 tonnes per hectare | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | 0.3137 tonnes per hectare | USSR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sorghum yields, India or USSR?
- India, at 1.17 tonnes per hectare against 1.12 tonnes per hectare in USSR as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sorghum yields between India and USSR?
- 0.05 tonnes per hectare, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and USSR?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
- How do India and USSR rank globally for sorghum yields?
- India ranks 72nd and USSR ranks 74th of 115 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 Sorghum 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.