USSR vs Western Asia: Tomatoes — Production

USSR
6.91 million t
in 1991
Western Asia
19.50 million t
in 2024
USSR rank
5th
Western Asia rank
6th

Tomatoes — Production over time

  • USSR
  • Western Asia
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M196119922024

How they compare

Western Asia currently reports 19.50 million t against 6.91 million t in USSR, a difference of 12.59 million t.

That makes Western Asia's figure about 2.8 times USSR's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1961 it was USSR ahead.

USSR ranks 5th and Western Asia ranks 6th of 168 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, USSR averaged higher in 3 and Western Asia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade USSR Western Asia Difference Ahead
1960s 3.58 million t 2.05 million t 1.53 million t USSR
1970s 5.77 million t 3.86 million t 1.91 million t USSR
1980s 7.31 million t 6.93 million t 380,959 t USSR
1990s 7.06 million t 8.80 million t 1.74 million t Western Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tomatoes — production, USSR or Western Asia?
Western Asia, at 19.50 million t against 6.91 million t in USSR as of 2024.
What is the difference in tomatoes — production between USSR and Western Asia?
12.59 million t, with Western Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for USSR and Western Asia?
31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do USSR and Western Asia rank globally for tomatoes — production?
USSR ranks 5th and Western Asia ranks 6th of 168 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Tomatoes — Production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Tomatoes — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
215 places, 11,741 data points, 1961–2024
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