Meat supply per person in USSR
USSR: Meat supply per person was 65.82 kilograms per year per capita in 1991. ▲ Rising
Meat supply per person in USSR, 1961–1991
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per year per capita.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat supply per person in USSR is 65.82 kilograms per year per capita, measured in 1991.
The figure is down 8.3% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat supply per person in USSR peaked at 71.88 kilograms per year per capita in 1989 and was at its lowest, 36.45 kilograms per year per capita, 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 | 44.02 kilograms per year per capita | 36.45 kilograms per year per capita | 48.29 kilograms per year per capita | 9 |
| 1970s | 56.69 kilograms per year per capita | 48.78 kilograms per year per capita | 60.73 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 1980s | 64.97 kilograms per year per capita | 59.35 kilograms per year per capita | 71.88 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.81 kilograms per year per capita | 65.82 kilograms per year per capita | 71.79 kilograms per year per capita | 2 |
Countries ranked near USSR
- 1 Tonga 156.93 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 2 Mongolia 136.14 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 3 Marshall Islands 125.62 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 4 United States 122.06 kilograms per year per capita 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)
- 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 supply per person in USSR?
- Meat supply per person in USSR was 65.82 kilograms per year per capita in 1991, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest meat supply per person recorded in USSR?
- The highest recorded value was 71.88 kilograms per year per capita in 1989.
- What is the lowest meat supply per person recorded in USSR?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.45 kilograms per year per capita in 1964.
- How does USSR rank for meat supply per person?
- USSR ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 1991.
- Is meat supply per person rising or falling in USSR?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. 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) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Meat supply per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Quantity that is available for consumption at the end of the supply chain. It does not account for consumer waste, so the quantity that is actually consumed may be lower.