Afghanistan vs USSR: Sugar beet yields
Afghanistan
19.1 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
USSR
20.82 tonnes per hectare
in 1991
Afghanistan rank
55th
USSR rank
52nd
Sugar beet yields over time
- Afghanistan
- USSR
How they compare
USSR currently reports 20.82 tonnes per hectare against 19.1 tonnes per hectare in Afghanistan, a difference of 1.72 tonnes per hectare.
That makes USSR's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1961 it was USSR ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 55th and USSR ranks 52nd of 66 countries.
USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.86 tonnes per hectare | 19.04 tonnes per hectare | 5.19 tonnes per hectare | USSR |
| 1970s | 16.57 tonnes per hectare | 22.79 tonnes per hectare | 6.22 tonnes per hectare | USSR |
| 1980s | 14.18 tonnes per hectare | 23.64 tonnes per hectare | 9.46 tonnes per hectare | USSR |
| 1990s | 5 tonnes per hectare | 23.04 tonnes per hectare | 18.04 tonnes per hectare | USSR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sugar beet yields, Afghanistan or USSR?
- USSR, at 20.82 tonnes per hectare against 19.1 tonnes per hectare in Afghanistan as of 1991.
- What is the difference in sugar beet yields between Afghanistan and USSR?
- 1.72 tonnes per hectare, with USSR ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and USSR?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
- How do Afghanistan and USSR rank globally for sugar beet yields?
- Afghanistan ranks 55th and USSR ranks 52nd of 66 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sugar beet yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.