Milk per animal in USSR
USSR: Milk per animal was 2,270 kilograms per animal in 1991. ▲ Rising
Milk per animal in USSR, 1961–1991
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per animal.
Analysis
In 1991, milk per animal in USSR stood at 2,270 kilograms per animal.
The figure is down 5.9% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk per animal in USSR peaked at 2,412 kilograms per animal in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1,445 kilograms per animal, in 1963.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,656 kilograms per animal | 1,445 kilograms per animal | 1,844 kilograms per animal | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,995 kilograms per animal | 1,908 kilograms per animal | 2,082 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,133 kilograms per animal | 1,920 kilograms per animal | 2,407 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,341 kilograms per animal | 2,270 kilograms per animal | 2,412 kilograms per animal | 2 |
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More agriculture & rural data for USSR
- Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... 356.64 million tonnes (1991)
- Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses 1.3% (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)
- Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita 29.6% (1991)
- Daily meat consumption per person 180.33 grams per day per capita (1991)
Frequently asked questions
- What is milk per animal in USSR?
- Milk per animal in USSR was 2,270 kilograms per animal 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 milk per animal recorded in USSR?
- The highest recorded value was 2,412 kilograms per animal in 1990.
- What is the lowest milk per animal recorded in USSR?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,445 kilograms per animal in 1963.
- How does USSR rank for milk per animal?
- USSR ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 1991.
- Is milk per animal rising or falling in USSR?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. 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 Milk per animal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average annual milk production per animal. Values are estimated by dividing the production of milk (from cattle, sheep, goats, and other animals) by the number of animals used for milk production.