Cheese (All Kinds) — Production in USSR

USSR: Cheese (All Kinds) — Production was 1.69 million t in 1991. ▲ Rising

Latest (1991)
1.69 million t
Change on year
down 18.7%
World rank
3rd
of 117 countries
All-time high
2.07 million t
in 1990
All-time low
492,400 t
in 1961
Years of data
31
1961–1991

Cheese (All Kinds) — Production in USSR, 1961–1991

500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M1961197619911961: 492.4k t1962: 527.3k t1963: 538.9k t1964: 583.7k t1965: 687.4k t1966: 765.0k t1967: 814.4k t1968: 887.2k t1969: 973.8k t1970: 1.0M t1971: 1.0M t1972: 1.0M t1973: 1.2M t1974: 1.3M t1975: 1.3M t1976: 1.4M t1977: 1.5M t1978: 1.5M t1979: 1.6M t1980: 1.5M t1981: 1.5M t1982: 1.6M t1983: 1.6M t1984: 1.7M t1985: 1.8M t1986: 1.8M t1987: 1.9M t1988: 2.0M t1989: 2.1M t1990: 2.1M t1991: 1.7M t

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for cheese (all kinds) — production in USSR is 1.69 million t, measured in 1991.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.7% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cheese (all kinds) — production in USSR peaked at 2.07 million t in 1990 and was at its lowest, 492,400 t, in 1961.

USSR ranks 3rd of 117 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 696,681 t 492,400 t 973,831 t 9
1970s 1.28 million t 1.02 million t 1.59 million t 10
1980s 1.74 million t 1.48 million t 2.06 million t 10
1990s 1.88 million t 1.69 million t 2.07 million t 2

Countries ranked near USSR

  1. 1 Germany 3.04 million t compare
  2. 2 France 2.22 million t compare
  3. 4 Italy 1.34 million t compare
  4. 5 Poland 1.06 million t compare
  5. 6 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 1.02 million t compare

See the full ranking of 148 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cheese (all kinds) — production in USSR?
Cheese (all kinds) — production in USSR was 1.69 million t in 1991, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cheese (all kinds) — production recorded in USSR?
The highest recorded value was 2.07 million t in 1990.
What is the lowest cheese (all kinds) — production recorded in USSR?
The lowest recorded value was 492,400 t in 1961.
How does USSR rank for cheese (all kinds) — production?
USSR ranks 3rd out of 117 countries with data for 1991.
Is cheese (all kinds) — production rising or falling in USSR?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. 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, published as part of Cheese (All Kinds) — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cheese (All Kinds) — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
148 places, 7,910 data points, 1961–2023
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