Daily meat consumption per person in USSR
USSR: Daily meat consumption per person was 180.33 grams per day per capita in 1991. ▲ Rising
Latest (1991)
180.33 grams per day per capita
Change on year
down 8.3%
World rank
75th
of 192 countries
All-time high
196.93 grams per day per capita
in 1989
All-time low
99.86 grams per day per capita
in 1964
Years of data
31
1961–1991
Daily meat consumption per person in USSR, 1961–1991
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in grams per day per capita.
Analysis
USSR recorded 180.33 grams per day per capita for daily meat consumption per person in 1991.
That represents a change of down 8.3% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, daily meat consumption per person in USSR peaked at 196.93 grams per day per capita in 1989 and was at its lowest, 99.86 grams per day per capita, in 1964.
USSR ranks 75th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Daily meat consumption per person in USSR, year by year
| Year | grams per day per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 108.65 grams per day per capita | — |
| 1962 | 116.46 grams per day per capita | +7.2% |
| 1963 | 121.7 grams per day per capita | +4.5% |
| 1964 | 99.86 grams per day per capita | -18.0% |
| 1965 | 120.47 grams per day per capita | +20.6% |
| 1966 | 125.16 grams per day per capita | +3.9% |
| 1967 | 129.73 grams per day per capita | +3.7% |
| 1968 | 132.29 grams per day per capita | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 131.1 grams per day per capita | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 133.64 grams per day per capita | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 142.65 grams per day per capita | +6.7% |
| 1972 | 149.27 grams per day per capita | +4.6% |
| 1973 | 154.91 grams per day per capita | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 157.97 grams per day per capita | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 166.4 grams per day per capita | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 160.09 grams per day per capita | -3.8% |
| 1977 | 159.07 grams per day per capita | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 162.87 grams per day per capita | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 166.27 grams per day per capita | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 164.47 grams per day per capita | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 162.61 grams per day per capita | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 164.51 grams per day per capita | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 174.52 grams per day per capita | +6.1% |
| 1984 | 176.08 grams per day per capita | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 178.25 grams per day per capita | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 180.15 grams per day per capita | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 187.77 grams per day per capita | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 194.73 grams per day per capita | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 196.93 grams per day per capita | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 196.69 grams per day per capita | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 180.33 grams per day per capita | -8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 120.6 grams per day per capita | 99.86 grams per day per capita | 132.29 grams per day per capita | 9 |
| 1970s | 155.31 grams per day per capita | 133.64 grams per day per capita | 166.4 grams per day per capita | 10 |
| 1980s | 178 grams per day per capita | 162.61 grams per day per capita | 196.93 grams per day per capita | 10 |
| 1990s | 188.51 grams per day per capita | 180.33 grams per day per capita | 196.69 grams per day per capita | 2 |
Countries ranked near USSR
- 72 Belize 186.79 grams per day per capita compare
- 73 United Arab Emirates 185.86 grams per day per capita compare
- 74 Jamaica 183.45 grams per day per capita compare
- 76 Trinidad and Tobago 180.11 grams per day per capita compare
- 77 Cuba 180.06 grams per day per capita compare
- 78 Kazakhstan 177.81 grams per day per capita
More agriculture & rural data for USSR
- Maize (corn) — Production, annual growth rate -0.9612 % change on previous year (1991)
- Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth 0 % change on previous year (1991)
- Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered -5.82 % change on previous year (1991)
- Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Production, annual growth rate -5.81 % change on previous year (1991)
- Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual 0 % change on previous year (1991)
- Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing -6.5 % change on previous year (1991)
- Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production, annual -6.27 % change on previous year (1991)
- Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass 0 % change on previous year (1991)
- Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate -6.83 % change on previous year (1991)
- Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Production, annual growth rate -94.47 % change on previous year (1991)
Frequently asked questions
- What is daily meat consumption per person in USSR?
- Daily meat consumption per person in USSR was 180.33 grams per day per capita in 1991, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest daily meat consumption per person recorded in USSR?
- The highest recorded value was 196.93 grams per day per capita in 1989.
- What is the lowest daily meat consumption per person recorded in USSR?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.86 grams per day per capita in 1964.
- How does USSR rank for daily meat consumption per person?
- USSR ranks 75th out of 192 countries with data for 1991.
- Is daily meat consumption per person rising or falling in USSR?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. 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) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Daily meat consumption per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Quantity that is available for consumption at the end of the supply chain. It does not account for consumer waste, so the quantity that is actually consumed may be lower.