Groundnut yields in USSR
USSR: Groundnut yields was 1.36 tonnes per hectare in 1990. ◆ Volatile
Groundnut yields in USSR, 1962–1990
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
USSR recorded 1.36 tonnes per hectare for groundnut yields in 1990.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and down 35.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, groundnut yields in USSR peaked at 2.36 tonnes per hectare in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.3 tonnes per hectare, in 1964.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5731 tonnes per hectare | 0.3 tonnes per hectare | 0.75 tonnes per hectare | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.7686 tonnes per hectare | 0.3333 tonnes per hectare | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.94 tonnes per hectare | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | 2.36 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
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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 groundnut yields in USSR?
- Groundnut yields in USSR was 1.36 tonnes per hectare in 1990, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest groundnut yields recorded in USSR?
- The highest recorded value was 2.36 tonnes per hectare in 1984.
- What is the lowest groundnut yields recorded in USSR?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3 tonnes per hectare in 1964.
- How does USSR rank for groundnut yields?
- USSR ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 1990.
- Is groundnut yields rising or falling in USSR?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Groundnut yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.