What is the difference in tomato yields between Finland and USSR?

435.14 tonnes per hectare, with Finland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Finland 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Tomato yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Finland vs USSR: Tomato yields

Finland

454.89 tonnes per hectare

in 2024

USSR

19.75 tonnes per hectare

in 1991

Finland rank

3rd

USSR rank

1st

Tomato yields over time

Finland
USSR

How they compare

Finland currently reports 454.89 tonnes per hectare against 19.75 tonnes per hectare in USSR, a difference of 435.14 tonnes per hectare.

That makes Finland's figure about 23.0 times USSR's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.

Finland ranks 3rd and USSR ranks 1st of 173 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Finland	USSR	Difference	Ahead
1960s	88.39 tonnes per hectare	14.18 tonnes per hectare	74.21 tonnes per hectare	Finland
1970s	126.04 tonnes per hectare	16.31 tonnes per hectare	109.73 tonnes per hectare	Finland
1980s	202.36 tonnes per hectare	18.52 tonnes per hectare	183.85 tonnes per hectare	Finland
1990s	255.62 tonnes per hectare	20.38 tonnes per hectare	235.24 tonnes per hectare	Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tomato yields, Finland or USSR?: Finland, at 454.89 tonnes per hectare against 19.75 tonnes per hectare in USSR as of 2024.
What is the difference in tomato yields between Finland and USSR?: 435.14 tonnes per hectare, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and USSR?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do Finland and USSR rank globally for tomato yields?: Finland ranks 3rd and USSR ranks 1st of 173 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 Tomato yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Tomato yields
Unit: tonnes per hectare
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 174 places, 9,207 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.