Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in USSR
USSR: Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel was 2.22 million tonnes in 1991. ◆ Volatile
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in USSR, 1961–1991
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 1991, cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in USSR stood at 2.22 million tonnes.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 73.6% on the previous year and up 46.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in USSR peaked at 8.38 million tonnes in 1990 and was at its lowest, 784,000 tonnes, in 1961.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 924,444 tonnes | 784,000 tonnes | 1.12 million tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.09 million tonnes | 948,000 tonnes | 1.40 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.95 million tonnes | 1.43 million tonnes | 5.74 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.30 million tonnes | 2.22 million tonnes | 8.38 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 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)
- 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)
- Daily meat consumption per person 180.33 grams per day per capita (1991)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in USSR?
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in USSR was 2.22 million tonnes 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 cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel recorded in USSR?
- The highest recorded value was 8.38 million tonnes in 1990.
- What is the lowest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel recorded in USSR?
- The lowest recorded value was 784,000 tonnes in 1961.
- How does USSR rank for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel?
- USSR ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 1991.
- Is cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel rising or falling in USSR?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Quantity of cereal crops allocated to other uses (and not to human food or animal feed), predominantly industrial uses such as biofuel production.