Long-run cereal yields in the United Kingdom in USSR
USSR: Long-run cereal yields in the United Kingdom was 1.57 tonnes per hectare in 1991. ▲ Rising
Long-run cereal yields in the United Kingdom in USSR, 1961–1991
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for long-run cereal yields in the united kingdom in USSR is 1.57 tonnes per hectare, measured in 1991.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.8% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long-run cereal yields in the united kingdom in USSR peaked at 2.11 tonnes per hectare in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.7228 tonnes per hectare, 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 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | 0.7228 tonnes per hectare | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1.81 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | 2.11 tonnes per hectare | 2 |
Countries ranked near USSR
- 1 New Zealand 10.01 tonnes per hectare compare
- 3 United Kingdom 7.28 tonnes per hectare compare
- 4 Zambia 7.09 tonnes per hectare compare
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 long-run cereal yields in the united kingdom in USSR?
- Long-run cereal yields in the united kingdom in USSR was 1.57 tonnes per hectare in 1991, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest long-run cereal yields in the united kingdom recorded in USSR?
- The highest recorded value was 2.11 tonnes per hectare in 1990.
- What is the lowest long-run cereal yields in the united kingdom recorded in USSR?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7228 tonnes per hectare in 1963.
- How does USSR rank for long-run cereal yields in the united kingdom?
- USSR ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 1991.
- Is long-run cereal yields in the united kingdom rising or falling in USSR?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. 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) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Long-run cereal yields in the United Kingdom. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Harvested production per unit of harvested area for wheat.