Agricultural land use in USSR
USSR: Agricultural land use was 555.42 million hectares in 1991. ▬ Flat
Agricultural land use 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.
Analysis
USSR recorded 555.42 million hectares for agricultural land use in 1991.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use in USSR peaked at 558.42 million hectares in 1986 and was at its lowest, 541.80 million hectares, in 1961.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 544.21 million hectares | 541.80 million hectares | 548.15 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 551.12 million hectares | 547.60 million hectares | 553.70 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 556.29 million hectares | 553.32 million hectares | 558.42 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 555.82 million hectares | 555.42 million hectares | 556.22 million hectares | 2 |
Countries ranked near USSR
More agriculture & rural data for USSR
- Milk per animal 2,270 kilograms per animal (1991)
- Share of cereals allocated to human food 29.6% (1991)
- Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses 1.3% (1991)
- Share of cereals allocated to animal feed 69.1% (1991)
- Per capita meat consumption in the United States 11.12 kilograms per year per capita (1991)
- Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... 356.64 million tonnes (1991)
- Per capita meat consumption by type 0.8254 kilograms per year per capita (1991)
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel 2.22 million tonnes (1991)
- Daily meat consumption per person 180.33 grams per day per capita (1991)
- Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita 33.98 kilograms per hectare (1991)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land use in USSR?
- Agricultural land use in USSR was 555.42 million hectares 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 use recorded in USSR?
- The highest recorded value was 558.42 million hectares in 1986.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use recorded in USSR?
- The lowest recorded value was 541.80 million hectares in 1961.
- How does USSR rank for agricultural land use?
- USSR ranks 2nd out of 2 groups with data for 1991.
- Is agricultural land use rising or falling in USSR?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land used for cultivation of crops and animal husbandry. The total of areas under cropland and permanent meadows and pastures.