Fruit Primary — Production in USSR

USSR: Fruit Primary — Production was 17.31 million t in 1991. ▲ Rising

Latest (1991)
17.31 million t
Change on year
down 13.8%
World rank
8th
of 192 countries
All-time high
22.68 million t
in 1983
All-time low
7.23 million t
in 1961
Years of data
31
1961–1991

Fruit Primary — Production in USSR, 1961–1991

5.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M1961197619911961: 7.2M t1962: 8.6M t1963: 9.0M t1964: 10.3M t1965: 11.0M t1966: 10.8M t1967: 12.0M t1968: 13.6M t1969: 12.0M t1970: 14.4M t1971: 15.3M t1972: 12.5M t1973: 16.8M t1974: 15.5M t1975: 17.3M t1976: 18.4M t1977: 18.4M t1978: 17.6M t1979: 19.7M t1980: 18.4M t1981: 21.2M t1982: 22.4M t1983: 22.7M t1984: 22.6M t1985: 20.2M t1986: 22.1M t1987: 19.1M t1988: 20.2M t1989: 20.1M t1990: 20.1M t1991: 17.3M t

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for fruit primary — production in USSR is 17.31 million t, measured in 1991.

That represents a change of down 13.8% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fruit primary — production in USSR peaked at 22.68 million t in 1983 and was at its lowest, 7.23 million t, in 1961.

That places USSR 8th out of 192 countries with data for 1991, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Fruit Primary — Production in USSR, year by year

Annual values for Fruit Primary — Production in USSR, 1961 to 1991.
Year t Change
1961 7.23 million t —
1962 8.56 million t +18.4%
1963 8.99 million t +5.0%
1964 10.25 million t +14.1%
1965 10.97 million t +7.1%
1966 10.78 million t -1.8%
1967 12.03 million t +11.6%
1968 13.58 million t +12.9%
1969 12.04 million t -11.4%
1970 14.44 million t +20.0%
1971 15.26 million t +5.6%
1972 12.53 million t -17.9%
1973 16.80 million t +34.1%
1974 15.49 million t -7.8%
1975 17.31 million t +11.7%
1976 18.36 million t +6.1%
1977 18.41 million t +0.3%
1978 17.63 million t -4.2%
1979 19.70 million t +11.8%
1980 18.43 million t -6.4%
1981 21.18 million t +14.9%
1982 22.42 million t +5.9%
1983 22.68 million t +1.2%
1984 22.55 million t -0.6%
1985 20.23 million t -10.3%
1986 22.15 million t +9.4%
1987 19.07 million t -13.9%
1988 20.18 million t +5.8%
1989 20.10 million t -0.4%
1990 20.09 million t -0.1%
1991 17.31 million t -13.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 10.49 million t 7.23 million t 13.58 million t 9
1970s 16.59 million t 12.53 million t 19.70 million t 10
1980s 20.90 million t 18.43 million t 22.68 million t 10
1990s 18.70 million t 17.31 million t 20.09 million t 2

Countries ranked near USSR

  1. 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 16.99 million t compare
  2. 5 Mexico 25.64 million t compare
  3. 6 Indonesia 25.03 million t compare
  4. 7 Italy 17.52 million t compare
  5. 7 Viet Nam 12.65 million t compare
  6. 8 Democratic Republic of the Congo 6.76 million t compare
  7. 9 Spain 16.97 million t compare
  8. 9 United Republic of Tanzania 5.65 million t compare
  9. 10 Egypt 16.65 million t compare
  10. 10 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 3.17 million t compare
  11. 11 Philippines 16.33 million t compare
  12. 11 Melanesia 2.89 million t compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is fruit primary — production in USSR?
Fruit primary — production in USSR was 17.31 million t in 1991, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest fruit primary — production recorded in USSR?
The highest recorded value was 22.68 million t in 1983.
What is the lowest fruit primary — production recorded in USSR?
The lowest recorded value was 7.23 million t in 1961.
How does USSR rank for fruit primary — production?
USSR ranks 8th out of 192 countries with data for 1991.
Is fruit primary — production rising or falling in USSR?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. 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 Fruit Primary — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Fruit Primary — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
241 places, 14,012 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.