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.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
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
- 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 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 1st out of 1 groups 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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About this data
Annual egg yield per bird, measured in kilograms per animal.