Cropland area in USSR
USSR: Cropland area was 228.92 million hectares in 1991. ▬ Flat
Latest (1991)
228.92 million hectares
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
2nd
of 2 groups
All-time high
240.30 million hectares
in 1962
All-time low
228.92 million hectares
in 1990
Years of data
31
1961–1991
Cropland area in USSR, 1961–1991
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland area in USSR is 228.92 million hectares, measured in 1991. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland area in USSR peaked at 240.30 million hectares in 1962 and was at its lowest, 228.92 million hectares, in 1990.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 236.24 million hectares | 233.10 million hectares | 240.30 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 232.45 million hectares | 231.40 million hectares | 233.00 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 231.58 million hectares | 229.93 million hectares | 232.06 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 228.92 million hectares | 228.92 million hectares | 228.92 million hectares | 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 cropland area in USSR?
- Cropland area in USSR was 228.92 million hectares 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 cropland area recorded in USSR?
- The highest recorded value was 240.30 million hectares in 1962.
- What is the lowest cropland area recorded in USSR?
- The lowest recorded value was 228.92 million hectares in 1990.
- How does USSR rank for cropland area?
- USSR ranks 2nd out of 2 groups with data for 1991.
- Is cropland area rising or falling in USSR?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Cropland area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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