Meat production in USSR
USSR: Meat production was 18.50 million tonnes in 1991. ▲ Rising
Meat production 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 meat production in USSR is 18.50 million tonnes, measured in 1991.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.5% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat production in USSR peaked at 20.09 million tonnes in 1989 and was at its lowest, 8.29 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 | 10.25 million tonnes | 8.29 million tonnes | 11.77 million tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 14.15 million tonnes | 12.28 million tonnes | 15.50 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.29 million tonnes | 15.07 million tonnes | 20.09 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.25 million tonnes | 18.50 million tonnes | 20.01 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 meat production in USSR?
- Meat production in USSR was 18.50 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 meat production recorded in USSR?
- The highest recorded value was 20.09 million tonnes in 1989.
- What is the lowest meat production recorded in USSR?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.29 million tonnes in 1964.
- How does USSR rank for meat production?
- USSR ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 1991.
- Is meat production rising or falling in USSR?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Meat production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expressed in tonnes. Includes cattle, poultry, sheep/mutton, goat, pigmeat, and wild game.