Fertilizer production by nutrient type in USSR
USSR: Fertilizer production by nutrient type was 8.53 million tonnes in 1991. ▲ Rising
Fertilizer production by nutrient type in USSR, 1961–1991
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
USSR recorded 8.53 million tonnes for fertilizer production by nutrient type in 1991.
The figure is down 5.6% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertilizer production by nutrient type in USSR peaked at 11.30 million tonnes in 1988 and was at its lowest, 1.17 million tonnes, in 1961.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.22 million tonnes | 1.17 million tonnes | 3.24 million tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.63 million tonnes | 4.09 million tonnes | 8.35 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.67 million tonnes | 8.06 million tonnes | 11.30 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.78 million tonnes | 8.53 million tonnes | 9.04 million tonnes | 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 fertilizer production by nutrient type in USSR?
- Fertilizer production by nutrient type in USSR was 8.53 million tonnes 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 fertilizer production by nutrient type recorded in USSR?
- The highest recorded value was 11.30 million tonnes in 1988.
- What is the lowest fertilizer production by nutrient type recorded in USSR?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.17 million tonnes in 1961.
- How does USSR rank for fertilizer production by nutrient type?
- USSR ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 1991.
- Is fertilizer production by nutrient type rising or falling in USSR?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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 Fertilizer production by nutrient type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total fertilizer production by nutrient type (nitrogen, phosphate and potash), measured in tonnes of nutrient.