Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in USSR
USSR: Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... was 356.64 million tonnes in 1991. ▲ Rising
Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in USSR, 1961–1991
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in USSR is 356.64 million tonnes, measured in 1991.
The figure is down 6.8% on the previous year and up 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in USSR peaked at 382.49 million tonnes in 1990 and was at its lowest, 118.97 million tonnes, in 1964.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 147.34 million tonnes | 118.97 million tonnes | 173.19 million tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 229.27 million tonnes | 180.23 million tonnes | 265.15 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 315.00 million tonnes | 267.02 million tonnes | 376.27 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 369.56 million tonnes | 356.64 million tonnes | 382.49 million tonnes | 2 |
Countries ranked near USSR
- 1 Tonga 1.24 billion tonnes compare
- 2 Mongolia 1.10 billion tonnes compare
- 3 Marshall Islands 1.04 billion tonnes compare
- 4 United States 987.70 million tonnes compare
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)
- Per capita meat consumption by type 0.8254 kilograms per year per capita (1991)
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel 2.22 million tonnes (1991)
- Daily meat consumption per person 180.33 grams per day per capita (1991)
- Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita 33.98 kilograms per hectare (1991)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in USSR?
- Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in USSR was 356.64 million tonnes in 1991, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... recorded in USSR?
- The highest recorded value was 382.49 million tonnes in 1990.
- What is the lowest global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... recorded in USSR?
- The lowest recorded value was 118.97 million tonnes in 1964.
- How does USSR rank for global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of...?
- USSR ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 1991.
- Is global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... rising or falling in USSR?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.7%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of.... Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Hypothetical global meat demand if everyone in the world ate the same quantity as the average citizen of a given country.