Fertilizer consumption in USSR
USSR: Fertilizer consumption was 19.47 million tonnes in 1991. ▲ Rising
Fertilizer consumption 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
The most recent figure for fertilizer consumption in USSR is 19.47 million tonnes, measured in 1991.
That represents a change of down 10.0% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertilizer consumption in USSR peaked at 27.40 million tonnes in 1987 and was at its lowest, 2.71 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 | 5.84 million tonnes | 2.71 million tonnes | 8.88 million tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 15.10 million tonnes | 10.31 million tonnes | 18.41 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.51 million tonnes | 18.76 million tonnes | 27.40 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.55 million tonnes | 19.47 million tonnes | 21.64 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 consumption in USSR?
- Fertilizer consumption in USSR was 19.47 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 consumption recorded in USSR?
- The highest recorded value was 27.40 million tonnes in 1987.
- What is the lowest fertilizer consumption recorded in USSR?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.71 million tonnes in 1961.
- How does USSR rank for fertilizer consumption?
- USSR ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 1991.
- Is fertilizer consumption rising or falling in USSR?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. 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 consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agricultural use from all fertilizer products (including nitrogenous, potash, and phosphate fertilizers).