Fat of pigs — Production in USSR

USSR: Fat of pigs — Production was 375,000 t in 1991. ▲ Rising

Latest (1991)
375,000 t
Change on year
down 6.9%
World rank
5th
of 172 countries
All-time high
404,000 t
in 1989
All-time low
246,320 t
in 1964
Years of data
31
1961–1991

Fat of pigs — Production in USSR, 1961–1991

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k1961197619911961: 316.0k t1962: 342.2k t1963: 353.9k t1964: 246.3k t1965: 319.7k t1966: 328.8k t1967: 324.8k t1968: 287.7k t1969: 265.5k t1970: 275.3k t1971: 310.8k t1972: 339.7k t1973: 317.1k t1974: 327.4k t1975: 381.6k t1976: 288.3k t1977: 310.8k t1978: 336.5k t1979: 335.9k t1980: 341.9k t1981: 343.1k t1982: 340.2k t1983: 362.6k t1984: 369.5k t1985: 362.1k t1986: 375.4k t1987: 387.0k t1988: 396.0k t1989: 404.0k t1990: 403.0k t1991: 375.0k t

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for fat of pigs — production in USSR is 375,000 t, measured in 1991.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.9% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fat of pigs — production in USSR peaked at 404,000 t in 1989 and was at its lowest, 246,320 t, in 1964.

USSR ranks 5th of 172 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Fat of pigs — Production in USSR, year by year

Annual values for Fat of pigs — Production in USSR, 1961 to 1991.
Year t Change
1961 316,040 t
1962 342,235 t +8.3%
1963 353,935 t +3.4%
1964 246,320 t -30.4%
1965 319,675 t +29.8%
1966 328,790 t +2.9%
1967 324,825 t -1.2%
1968 287,660 t -11.4%
1969 265,500 t -7.7%
1970 275,335 t +3.7%
1971 310,760 t +12.9%
1972 339,670 t +9.3%
1973 317,140 t -6.6%
1974 327,400 t +3.2%
1975 381,550 t +16.5%
1976 288,265 t -24.4%
1977 310,795 t +7.8%
1978 336,495 t +8.3%
1979 335,885 t -0.2%
1980 341,850 t +1.8%
1981 343,135 t +0.4%
1982 340,230 t -0.8%
1983 362,595 t +6.6%
1984 369,490 t +1.9%
1985 362,140 t -2.0%
1986 375,425 t +3.7%
1987 387,000 t +3.1%
1988 396,000 t +2.3%
1989 404,000 t +2.0%
1990 403,000 t -0.2%
1991 375,000 t -6.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 309,442 t 246,320 t 353,935 t 9
1970s 322,330 t 275,335 t 381,550 t 10
1980s 368,186 t 340,230 t 404,000 t 10
1990s 389,000 t 375,000 t 403,000 t 2

Countries ranked near USSR

  1. 2 China, mainland 3.35 million t compare
  2. 3 Germany 929,512 t compare
  3. 4 Brazil 635,412 t compare
  4. 6 Poland 343,217 t compare
  5. 7 Russian Federation 331,668 t
  6. 8 Philippines 193,940 t compare

See the full ranking of 220 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is fat of pigs — production in USSR?
Fat of pigs — production in USSR was 375,000 t in 1991, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest fat of pigs — production recorded in USSR?
The highest recorded value was 404,000 t in 1989.
What is the lowest fat of pigs — production recorded in USSR?
The lowest recorded value was 246,320 t in 1964.
How does USSR rank for fat of pigs — production?
USSR ranks 5th out of 172 countries with data for 1991.
Is fat of pigs — production rising or falling in USSR?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. 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 Fat of pigs — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Fat of pigs — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
220 places, 12,613 data points, 1961–2024
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.