Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Yield in USSR

USSR: Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Yield was 829.3 kg/ha in 1991. ▲ Rising

Latest (1991)
829.3 kg/ha
Change on year
up 3.6%
World rank
56th
of 131 countries
All-time high
874 kg/ha
in 1981
All-time low
481.8 kg/ha
in 1962
Years of data
31
1961–1991

Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Yield in USSR, 1961–1991

02004006008001961197619911961: 506.5 kg/ha1962: 481.8 kg/ha1963: 563.1 kg/ha1964: 545.7 kg/ha1965: 618.4 kg/ha1966: 655.4 kg/ha1967: 670.5 kg/ha1968: 653 kg/ha1969: 644.3 kg/ha1970: 707.2 kg/ha1971: 739.4 kg/ha1972: 752 kg/ha1973: 778.8 kg/ha1974: 810.5 kg/ha1975: 775.6 kg/ha1976: 812.8 kg/ha1977: 836.8 kg/ha1978: 779.5 kg/ha1979: 837.4 kg/ha1980: 799.9 kg/ha1981: 874 kg/ha1982: 865.4 kg/ha1983: 862.2 kg/ha1984: 770.1 kg/ha1985: 780.3 kg/ha1986: 718.8 kg/ha1987: 719.4 kg/ha1988: 774 kg/ha1989: 789.7 kg/ha1990: 800.2 kg/ha1991: 829.3 kg/ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.

Analysis

In 1991, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield in USSR stood at 829.3 kg/ha.

That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield in USSR peaked at 874 kg/ha in 1981 and was at its lowest, 481.8 kg/ha, in 1962.

USSR ranks 56th of 131 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.

Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Yield in USSR, year by year

Annual values for Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Yield in USSR, 1961 to 1991.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 506.5 kg/ha —
1962 481.8 kg/ha -4.9%
1963 563.1 kg/ha +16.9%
1964 545.7 kg/ha -3.1%
1965 618.4 kg/ha +13.3%
1966 655.4 kg/ha +6.0%
1967 670.5 kg/ha +2.3%
1968 653 kg/ha -2.6%
1969 644.3 kg/ha -1.3%
1970 707.2 kg/ha +9.8%
1971 739.4 kg/ha +4.6%
1972 752 kg/ha +1.7%
1973 778.8 kg/ha +3.6%
1974 810.5 kg/ha +4.1%
1975 775.6 kg/ha -4.3%
1976 812.8 kg/ha +4.8%
1977 836.8 kg/ha +3.0%
1978 779.5 kg/ha -6.8%
1979 837.4 kg/ha +7.4%
1980 799.9 kg/ha -4.5%
1981 874 kg/ha +9.3%
1982 865.4 kg/ha -1.0%
1983 862.2 kg/ha -0.4%
1984 770.1 kg/ha -10.7%
1985 780.3 kg/ha +1.3%
1986 718.8 kg/ha -7.9%
1987 719.4 kg/ha +0.1%
1988 774 kg/ha +7.6%
1989 789.7 kg/ha +2.0%
1990 800.2 kg/ha +1.3%
1991 829.3 kg/ha +3.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 593.19 kg/ha 481.8 kg/ha 670.5 kg/ha 9
1970s 783 kg/ha 707.2 kg/ha 837.4 kg/ha 10
1980s 795.38 kg/ha 718.8 kg/ha 874 kg/ha 10
1990s 814.75 kg/ha 800.2 kg/ha 829.3 kg/ha 2

Countries ranked near USSR

  1. 53 Japan 894.1 kg/ha compare
  2. 54 South Africa 865.5 kg/ha compare
  3. 55 Guatemala 831.7 kg/ha compare
  4. 57 Colombia 821.8 kg/ha compare
  5. 58 Costa Rica 760.7 kg/ha compare
  6. 59 Madagascar 751.3 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 174 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield in USSR?
Fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield in USSR was 829.3 kg/ha in 1991, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield recorded in USSR?
The highest recorded value was 874 kg/ha in 1981.
What is the lowest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield recorded in USSR?
The lowest recorded value was 481.8 kg/ha in 1962.
How does USSR rank for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield?
USSR ranks 56th out of 131 countries with data for 1991.
Is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield rising or falling in USSR?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. 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 Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Yield
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
174 places, 9,230 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.