Milk, Total — Milk Animals in USSR

USSR: Milk, Total — Milk Animals was 44.65 million An in 1991. ▲ Rising

Latest (1991)
44.65 million An
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
7th
of 185 countries
All-time high
46.98 million An
in 1983
All-time low
39.61 million An
in 1961
Years of data
31
1961–1991

Milk, Total — Milk Animals in USSR, 1961–1991

010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M50.0M1961197619911961: 39.6M An1962: 41.7M An1963: 42.4M An1964: 42.9M An1965: 43.5M An1966: 43.6M An1967: 44.9M An1968: 44.7M An1969: 44.2M An1970: 43.5M An1971: 43.4M An1972: 43.6M An1973: 44.2M An1974: 45.0M An1975: 45.0M An1976: 45.0M An1977: 45.6M An1978: 45.9M An1979: 45.6M An1980: 46.0M An1981: 46.3M An1982: 46.8M An1983: 47.0M An1984: 47.0M An1985: 46.7M An1986: 46.1M An1987: 45.7M An1988: 45.4M An1989: 45.2M An1990: 45.0M An1991: 44.6M An

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for milk, total — milk animals in USSR is 44.65 million An, measured in 1991.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, milk, total — milk animals in USSR peaked at 46.98 million An in 1983 and was at its lowest, 39.61 million An, in 1961.

That places USSR 7th out of 185 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.

Milk, Total — Milk Animals in USSR, year by year

Annual values for Milk, Total — Milk Animals in USSR, 1961 to 1991.
Year An Change
1961 39.61 million An —
1962 41.75 million An +5.4%
1963 42.38 million An +1.5%
1964 42.91 million An +1.3%
1965 43.46 million An +1.3%
1966 43.65 million An +0.4%
1967 44.85 million An +2.8%
1968 44.74 million An -0.2%
1969 44.21 million An -1.2%
1970 43.50 million An -1.6%
1971 43.36 million An -0.3%
1972 43.57 million An +0.5%
1973 44.17 million An +1.4%
1974 45.02 million An +1.9%
1975 45.01 million An -0.0%
1976 45.02 million An +0.0%
1977 45.59 million An +1.3%
1978 45.94 million An +0.8%
1979 45.64 million An -0.7%
1980 45.95 million An +0.7%
1981 46.30 million An +0.8%
1982 46.81 million An +1.1%
1983 46.98 million An +0.3%
1984 46.96 million An -0.0%
1985 46.71 million An -0.5%
1986 46.12 million An -1.3%
1987 45.70 million An -0.9%
1988 45.38 million An -0.7%
1989 45.20 million An -0.4%
1990 44.98 million An -0.5%
1991 44.65 million An -0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 43.06 million An 39.61 million An 44.85 million An 9
1970s 44.68 million An 43.36 million An 45.94 million An 10
1980s 46.21 million An 45.20 million An 46.98 million An 10
1990s 44.81 million An 44.65 million An 44.98 million An 2

Countries ranked near USSR

  1. 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 21.17 million An compare
  2. 4 Sudan (former) 67.48 million An compare
  3. 5 Sudan 51.19 million An
  4. 5 Syrian Arab Republic 13.96 million An compare
  5. 6 Mali 44.78 million An compare
  6. 6 United Republic of Tanzania 12.35 million An compare
  7. 8 Pakistan 43.14 million An compare
  8. 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 3.29 million An compare
  9. 9 Algeria 24.14 million An compare
  10. 10 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1.91 million An compare
  11. 10 South Sudan 22.62 million An

See the full ranking of 232 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is milk, total — milk animals in USSR?
Milk, total — milk animals in USSR was 44.65 million An in 1991, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest milk, total — milk animals recorded in USSR?
The highest recorded value was 46.98 million An in 1983.
What is the lowest milk, total — milk animals recorded in USSR?
The lowest recorded value was 39.61 million An in 1961.
How does USSR rank for milk, total — milk animals?
USSR ranks 7th out of 185 countries with data for 1991.
Is milk, total — milk animals rising or falling in USSR?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. 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 Milk, Total — Milk Animals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Milk, Total — Milk Animals
Unit
An
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
232 places, 13,445 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.