Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in USSR
USSR: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat was 40.30 million animals in 1991. ▲ Rising
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in USSR, 1961–1991
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
In 1991, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in USSR stood at 40.30 million animals.
That represents a change of down 6.5% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in USSR peaked at 43.10 million animals in 1990 and was at its lowest, 26.00 million animals, in 1961.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33.24 million animals | 26.00 million animals | 37.87 million animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 35.87 million animals | 32.85 million animals | 38.19 million animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 39.71 million animals | 37.39 million animals | 42.70 million animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 41.70 million animals | 40.30 million animals | 43.10 million animals | 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 industrial uses 1.3% (1991)
- Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita 29.6% (1991)
- Share of cereals allocated to human food 29.6% (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)
- Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita 33.98 kilograms per hectare (1991)
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel 2.22 million tonnes (1991)
- Per capita meat consumption by type 0.8254 kilograms per year per capita (1991)
- Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... 356.64 million tonnes (1991)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in USSR?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in USSR was 40.30 million animals 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 yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in USSR?
- The highest recorded value was 43.10 million animals in 1990.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in USSR?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.00 million animals in 1961.
- How does USSR rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- USSR ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 1991.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in USSR?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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