Number of cattle in USSR
USSR: Number of cattle was 115.64 million animals in 1991. ▲ Rising
Latest (1991)
115.64 million animals
Change on year
down 2.3%
Rank
1st
of 1 groups
All-time high
122.10 million animals
in 1987
All-time low
75.78 million animals
in 1961
Years of data
31
1961–1991
Number of cattle 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
USSR recorded 115.64 million animals for number of cattle in 1991.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of cattle in USSR peaked at 122.10 million animals in 1987 and was at its lowest, 75.78 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 | 88.99 million animals | 75.78 million animals | 97.17 million animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 106.44 million animals | 95.16 million animals | 114.09 million animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 118.48 million animals | 115.06 million animals | 122.10 million animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 117.02 million animals | 115.64 million animals | 118.39 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 number of cattle in USSR?
- Number of cattle in USSR was 115.64 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 number of cattle recorded in USSR?
- The highest recorded value was 122.10 million animals in 1987.
- What is the lowest number of cattle recorded in USSR?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.78 million animals in 1961.
- How does USSR rank for number of cattle?
- USSR ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 1991.
- Is number of cattle rising or falling in USSR?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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 Number of cattle. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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