Cereal production in USSR
USSR: Cereal production was 155.96 million tonnes in 1991. ▲ Rising
Cereal production 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
The most recent figure for cereal production in USSR is 155.96 million tonnes, measured in 1991.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.4% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production in USSR peaked at 213.69 million tonnes in 1978 and was at its lowest, 93.06 million tonnes, 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 | 128.35 million tonnes | 93.06 million tonnes | 153.23 million tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 172.78 million tonnes | 125.50 million tonnes | 213.69 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 171.10 million tonnes | 143.73 million tonnes | 188.00 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 182.53 million tonnes | 155.96 million tonnes | 209.11 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)
- 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 cereal production in USSR?
- Cereal production in USSR was 155.96 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 cereal production recorded in USSR?
- The highest recorded value was 213.69 million tonnes in 1978.
- What is the lowest cereal production recorded in USSR?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.06 million tonnes in 1963.
- How does USSR rank for cereal production?
- USSR ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 1991.
- Is cereal production rising or falling in USSR?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. 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 Cereal production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains.