Eggs per bird in USSR
USSR: Eggs per bird was 11.78 kilograms per animal in 1991. ▲ Rising
Eggs per bird in USSR, 1961–1991
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per animal.
Analysis
In 1991, eggs per bird in USSR stood at 11.78 kilograms per animal.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.9% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, eggs per bird in USSR peaked at 12.65 kilograms per animal in 1990 and was at its lowest, 5.85 kilograms per animal, in 1970.
USSR ranks 76th of 198 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.
Eggs per bird in USSR, year by year
| Year | kilograms per animal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.15 kilograms per animal | — |
| 1962 | 6.14 kilograms per animal | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 6.15 kilograms per animal | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 6.17 kilograms per animal | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 6.15 kilograms per animal | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 6.13 kilograms per animal | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 6.08 kilograms per animal | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 6.1 kilograms per animal | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 6.21 kilograms per animal | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 5.85 kilograms per animal | -5.9% |
| 1971 | 6.01 kilograms per animal | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 6.29 kilograms per animal | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 6.57 kilograms per animal | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 6.93 kilograms per animal | +5.4% |
| 1975 | 7.1 kilograms per animal | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 6.74 kilograms per animal | -5.0% |
| 1977 | 7.23 kilograms per animal | +7.3% |
| 1978 | 10.4 kilograms per animal | +43.8% |
| 1979 | 10.63 kilograms per animal | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 10.83 kilograms per animal | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 10.96 kilograms per animal | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 10.87 kilograms per animal | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 11.18 kilograms per animal | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 11.26 kilograms per animal | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 11.56 kilograms per animal | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 12.03 kilograms per animal | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 12.31 kilograms per animal | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 12.42 kilograms per animal | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 12.21 kilograms per animal | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 12.65 kilograms per animal | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 11.78 kilograms per animal | -6.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Eggs per bird in USSR changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +43.8% | 7.23 kilograms per animal | 10.4 kilograms per animal |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.14 kilograms per animal | 6.08 kilograms per animal | 6.21 kilograms per animal | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.38 kilograms per animal | 5.85 kilograms per animal | 10.63 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.56 kilograms per animal | 10.83 kilograms per animal | 12.42 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.21 kilograms per animal | 11.78 kilograms per animal | 12.65 kilograms per animal | 2 |
Countries ranked near USSR
More agriculture & rural data for USSR
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Yield, annual -15.01 % change on previous year (1991)
- Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — Yield, annual growth rate -5.04 % change on previous year (1991)
- Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — Area harvested, annual growth rate 6.94 % change on previous year (1991)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Production, annual growth rate -11.63 % change on previous year (1991)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Yield, annual growth rate -3.59 % change on previous year (1991)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Area harvested, annual growth rate -8.33 % change on previous year (1991)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production, annual -1.37 % change on previous year (1991)
- Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered -21.05 % change on previous year (1991)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth 0 % change on previous year (1991)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, annual growth rate -8.73 % change on previous year (1991)
Frequently asked questions
- What is eggs per bird in USSR?
- Eggs per bird in USSR was 11.78 kilograms per animal 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 eggs per bird recorded in USSR?
- The highest recorded value was 12.65 kilograms per animal in 1990.
- What is the lowest eggs per bird recorded in USSR?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.85 kilograms per animal in 1970.
- How does USSR rank for eggs per bird?
- USSR ranks 76th out of 198 countries with data for 1991.
- Is eggs per bird rising or falling in USSR?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Eggs per bird. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual egg yield per bird, measured in kilograms per animal.