Agricultural land per capita in USSR
USSR: Agricultural land per capita was 1.9 hectares per capita in 1991. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land per capita in USSR, 1961–1991
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per capita.
Analysis
USSR recorded 1.9 hectares per capita for agricultural land per capita in 1991. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land per capita in USSR peaked at 2.49 hectares per capita in 1961 and was at its lowest, 1.9 hectares per capita, in 1991.
That places USSR 25th out of 226 countries with data for 1991, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Agricultural land per capita in USSR, year by year
| Year | hectares per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.49 hectares per capita | — |
| 1962 | 2.46 hectares per capita | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 2.42 hectares per capita | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 2.39 hectares per capita | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 2.37 hectares per capita | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 2.34 hectares per capita | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 2.32 hectares per capita | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 2.3 hectares per capita | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 2.29 hectares per capita | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 2.26 hectares per capita | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 2.24 hectares per capita | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 2.23 hectares per capita | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 2.22 hectares per capita | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 2.2 hectares per capita | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 2.17 hectares per capita | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 2.16 hectares per capita | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 2.14 hectares per capita | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 2.12 hectares per capita | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 2.1 hectares per capita | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 2.08 hectares per capita | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 2.07 hectares per capita | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 2.06 hectares per capita | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 2.04 hectares per capita | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 2.02 hectares per capita | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 2.01 hectares per capita | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 1.99 hectares per capita | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 1.96 hectares per capita | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 1.94 hectares per capita | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 1.93 hectares per capita | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 1.91 hectares per capita | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 1.9 hectares per capita | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.38 hectares per capita | 2.29 hectares per capita | 2.49 hectares per capita | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.18 hectares per capita | 2.1 hectares per capita | 2.26 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.01 hectares per capita | 1.93 hectares per capita | 2.08 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.9 hectares per capita | 1.9 hectares per capita | 1.91 hectares per capita | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land per capita in USSR?
- Agricultural land per capita in USSR was 1.9 hectares per capita in 1991, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land per capita recorded in USSR?
- The highest recorded value was 2.49 hectares per capita in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land per capita recorded in USSR?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9 hectares per capita in 1991.
- How does USSR rank for agricultural land per capita?
- USSR ranks 25th out of 226 countries with data for 1991.
- Is agricultural land per capita rising or falling in USSR?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this USSR data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural land per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agricultural land is the sum of cropland and land used as pasture for grazing livestock.