United Kingdom vs USSR: Wheat yields
United Kingdom
7.28 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
USSR
1.57 tonnes per hectare
in 1991
United Kingdom rank
3rd
USSR rank
1st
Wheat yields over time
- United Kingdom
- USSR
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 7.28 tonnes per hectare against 1.57 tonnes per hectare in USSR, a difference of 5.71 tonnes per hectare.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 4.6 times USSR's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.
United Kingdom ranks 3rd and USSR ranks 1st of 125 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United Kingdom | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.97 tonnes per hectare | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | 2.92 tonnes per hectare | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 4.57 tonnes per hectare | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | 3.13 tonnes per hectare | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 6.43 tonnes per hectare | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | 4.9 tonnes per hectare | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 7.11 tonnes per hectare | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | 5.27 tonnes per hectare | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wheat yields, United Kingdom or USSR?
- United Kingdom, at 7.28 tonnes per hectare against 1.57 tonnes per hectare in USSR as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wheat yields between United Kingdom and USSR?
- 5.71 tonnes per hectare, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United Kingdom and USSR?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
- How do United Kingdom and USSR rank globally for wheat yields?
- United Kingdom ranks 3rd and USSR ranks 1st of 125 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Wheat yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Harvested production per unit of harvested area for wheat.