Myanmar vs USSR: Yields of key staple crops
Myanmar
1.45 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
USSR
1.57 tonnes per hectare
in 1991
Myanmar rank
105th
USSR rank
103rd
Yields of key staple crops over time
- Myanmar
- USSR
How they compare
USSR currently reports 1.57 tonnes per hectare against 1.45 tonnes per hectare in Myanmar, a difference of 0.12 tonnes per hectare.
That makes USSR's figure about 1.1 times Myanmar's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1961 it was USSR ahead.
Myanmar ranks 105th and USSR ranks 103rd of 126 countries.
USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5307 tonnes per hectare | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | 0.5165 tonnes per hectare | USSR |
| 1970s | 0.6538 tonnes per hectare | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | 0.7896 tonnes per hectare | USSR |
| 1980s | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | 0.1297 tonnes per hectare | USSR |
| 1990s | 0.9562 tonnes per hectare | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | 0.8859 tonnes per hectare | USSR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher yields of key staple crops, Myanmar or USSR?
- USSR, at 1.57 tonnes per hectare against 1.45 tonnes per hectare in Myanmar as of 1991.
- What is the difference in yields of key staple crops between Myanmar and USSR?
- 0.12 tonnes per hectare, with USSR ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and USSR?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
- How do Myanmar and USSR rank globally for yields of key staple crops?
- Myanmar ranks 105th and USSR ranks 103rd of 126 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 Yields of key staple crops. 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.