Cereals, primary — Area harvested in USSR

USSR: Cereals, primary — Area harvested was 102.82 million ha in 1991. ▼ Falling

Latest (1991)
102.82 million ha
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
2nd
of 178 countries
All-time high
125.15 million ha
in 1977
All-time low
102.82 million ha
in 1991
Years of data
31
1961–1991

Cereals, primary — Area harvested in USSR, 1961–1991

050.0M100.0M150.0M1961197619911961: 118.0M ha1962: 121.4M ha1963: 119.2M ha1964: 122.7M ha1965: 121.3M ha1966: 118.9M ha1967: 116.7M ha1968: 116.4M ha1969: 116.3M ha1970: 114.2M ha1971: 112.8M ha1972: 114.3M ha1973: 120.0M ha1974: 121.4M ha1975: 122.2M ha1976: 122.7M ha1977: 125.2M ha1978: 123.4M ha1979: 121.2M ha1980: 121.8M ha1981: 119.8M ha1982: 117.9M ha1983: 114.7M ha1984: 112.9M ha1985: 111.4M ha1986: 109.8M ha1987: 108.8M ha1988: 108.4M ha1989: 104.8M ha1990: 103.9M ha1991: 102.8M ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

In 1991, cereals, primary — area harvested in USSR stood at 102.82 million ha. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cereals, primary — area harvested in USSR peaked at 125.15 million ha in 1977 and was at its lowest, 102.82 million ha, in 1991.

USSR ranks 2nd of 178 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.

Cereals, primary — Area harvested in USSR, year by year

Annual values for Cereals, primary — Area harvested in USSR, 1961 to 1991.
Year ha Change
1961 117.97 million ha —
1962 121.45 million ha +2.9%
1963 119.15 million ha -1.9%
1964 122.68 million ha +3.0%
1965 121.27 million ha -1.2%
1966 118.88 million ha -2.0%
1967 116.71 million ha -1.8%
1968 116.42 million ha -0.3%
1969 116.32 million ha -0.1%
1970 114.19 million ha -1.8%
1971 112.76 million ha -1.3%
1972 114.28 million ha +1.3%
1973 119.95 million ha +5.0%
1974 121.36 million ha +1.2%
1975 122.25 million ha +0.7%
1976 122.68 million ha +0.4%
1977 125.15 million ha +2.0%
1978 123.41 million ha -1.4%
1979 121.21 million ha -1.8%
1980 121.78 million ha +0.5%
1981 119.84 million ha -1.6%
1982 117.86 million ha -1.6%
1983 114.70 million ha -2.7%
1984 112.91 million ha -1.6%
1985 111.42 million ha -1.3%
1986 109.75 million ha -1.5%
1987 108.79 million ha -0.9%
1988 108.36 million ha -0.4%
1989 104.78 million ha -3.3%
1990 103.91 million ha -0.8%
1991 102.82 million ha -1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 118.98 million ha 116.32 million ha 122.68 million ha 9
1970s 119.72 million ha 112.76 million ha 125.15 million ha 10
1980s 113.02 million ha 104.78 million ha 121.78 million ha 10
1990s 103.37 million ha 102.82 million ha 103.91 million ha 2

Countries ranked near USSR

  1. 1 India 107.67 million ha compare
  2. 3 China 100.58 million ha compare
  3. 4 China, mainland 100.29 million ha compare
  4. 4 Türkiye 11.38 million ha compare
  5. 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 9.00 million ha compare
  6. 5 Russian Federation 39.58 million ha

See the full ranking of 226 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cereals, primary — area harvested in USSR?
Cereals, primary — area harvested in USSR was 102.82 million ha in 1991, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cereals, primary — area harvested recorded in USSR?
The highest recorded value was 125.15 million ha in 1977.
What is the lowest cereals, primary — area harvested recorded in USSR?
The lowest recorded value was 102.82 million ha in 1991.
How does USSR rank for cereals, primary — area harvested?
USSR ranks 2nd out of 178 countries with data for 1991.
Is cereals, primary — area harvested rising or falling in USSR?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this USSR data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cereals, primary — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cereals, primary — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
226 places, 12,898 data points, 1961–2024
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.