Cereal yields in USSR
USSR: Cereal yields was 1.52 tonnes per hectare in 1991. ▲ Rising
Latest (1991)
1.52 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 24.6%
World rank
149th
of 186 countries
All-time high
2.01 tonnes per hectare
in 1990
All-time low
0.7811 tonnes per hectare
in 1963
Years of data
31
1961–1991
Cereal yields 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 per hectare.
Analysis
USSR recorded 1.52 tonnes per hectare for cereal yields in 1991.
The figure is down 24.6% on the previous year and up 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yields in USSR peaked at 2.01 tonnes per hectare in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.7811 tonnes per hectare, in 1963.
USSR ranks 149th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Cereal yields in USSR, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 0.7811 tonnes per hectare | -23.6% |
| 1964 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | +37.6% |
| 1965 | 0.88 tonnes per hectare | -18.1% |
| 1966 | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | +46.5% |
| 1967 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | -12.4% |
| 1968 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | +15.1% |
| 1969 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | -4.6% |
| 1970 | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | +18.0% |
| 1971 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | -8.7% |
| 1973 | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | +24.6% |
| 1974 | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | -12.4% |
| 1975 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | -28.4% |
| 1976 | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | +58.8% |
| 1977 | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | -14.0% |
| 1978 | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | +23.5% |
| 1979 | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | -22.3% |
| 1980 | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | -14.3% |
| 1982 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | +19.8% |
| 1983 | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | +4.8% |
| 1984 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | -10.1% |
| 1985 | 1.52 tonnes per hectare | +12.5% |
| 1986 | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | +11.9% |
| 1987 | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | -6.6% |
| 1989 | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | +12.9% |
| 1990 | 2.01 tonnes per hectare | +12.2% |
| 1991 | 1.52 tonnes per hectare | -24.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | 0.7811 tonnes per hectare | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.52 tonnes per hectare | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | 1.52 tonnes per hectare | 2.01 tonnes per hectare | 2 |
Countries ranked near USSR
- 146 Mauritania 1.54 tonnes per hectare compare
- 147 Algeria 1.54 tonnes per hectare compare
- 148 Kazakhstan 1.53 tonnes per hectare
- 150 Cyprus 1.44 tonnes per hectare compare
- 151 Sierra Leone 1.37 tonnes per hectare compare
- 152 Benin 1.36 tonnes per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for USSR
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Yield, annual -15.01 % change on previous year (1991)
- Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — Yield, annual growth rate -5.04 % change on previous year (1991)
- Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — Area harvested, annual growth rate 6.94 % change on previous year (1991)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Production, annual growth rate -11.63 % change on previous year (1991)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Yield, annual growth rate -3.59 % change on previous year (1991)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Area harvested, annual growth rate -8.33 % change on previous year (1991)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production, annual -1.37 % change on previous year (1991)
- Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered -21.05 % change on previous year (1991)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth 0 % change on previous year (1991)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, annual growth rate -8.73 % change on previous year (1991)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yields in USSR?
- Cereal yields in USSR was 1.52 tonnes per hectare 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 yields recorded in USSR?
- The highest recorded value was 2.01 tonnes per hectare in 1990.
- What is the lowest cereal yields recorded in USSR?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7811 tonnes per hectare in 1963.
- How does USSR rank for cereal yields?
- USSR ranks 149th out of 186 countries with data for 1991.
- Is cereal yields rising or falling in USSR?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.5%. 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 yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.