Share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel in USSR
USSR: Share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel was 49.15 million tonnes in 1991. ▬ Flat
Share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel in USSR, 1961–1991
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
USSR recorded 49.15 million tonnes for share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel in 1991. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel in USSR peaked at 49.15 million tonnes in 1991 and was at its lowest, 44.33 million tonnes, in 1977.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45.91 million tonnes | 45.11 million tonnes | 46.86 million tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 45.36 million tonnes | 44.33 million tonnes | 46.27 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 45.95 million tonnes | 45.35 million tonnes | 46.78 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.33 million tonnes | 47.52 million tonnes | 49.15 million tonnes | 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 share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel in USSR?
- Share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel in USSR was 49.15 million tonnes in 1991, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel recorded in USSR?
- The highest recorded value was 49.15 million tonnes in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel recorded in USSR?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.33 million tonnes in 1977.
- How does USSR rank for share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel?
- USSR ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 1991.
- Is share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel rising or falling in USSR?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. 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) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Quantity that is allocated for direct consumption as human food, rather than allocation to animal feed or industrial uses.