Barley yields in USSR
USSR: Barley yields was 1.45 tonnes per hectare in 1991. ▲ Rising
Barley yields in USSR, 1961–1991
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 1991, barley yields in USSR stood at 1.45 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of down 27.7% on the previous year and up 38.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barley yields in USSR peaked at 2.01 tonnes per hectare in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.8901 tonnes per hectare, in 1963.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | 0.8901 tonnes per hectare | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 1.86 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | 1.74 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | 2.01 tonnes per hectare | 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 barley yields in USSR?
- Barley yields in USSR was 1.45 tonnes per hectare in 1991, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest barley yields recorded in USSR?
- The highest recorded value was 2.01 tonnes per hectare in 1990.
- What is the lowest barley yields recorded in USSR?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8901 tonnes per hectare in 1963.
- How does USSR rank for barley yields?
- USSR ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 1991.
- Is barley yields rising or falling in USSR?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.3%. 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); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Barley yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.