Millet yields in USSR
USSR: Millet yields was 0.533 tonnes per hectare in 1991. ▲ Rising
Latest (1991)
0.533 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 51.9%
World rank
79th
of 89 countries
All-time high
1.43 tonnes per hectare
in 1973
All-time low
0.3731 tonnes per hectare
in 1975
Years of data
31
1961–1991
Millet yields 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 per hectare.
Analysis
USSR recorded 0.533 tonnes per hectare for millet yields in 1991.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 51.9% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, millet yields in USSR peaked at 1.43 tonnes per hectare in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.3731 tonnes per hectare, in 1975.
That places USSR 79th out of 89 countries with data for 1991, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Millet yields in USSR, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6989 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.5955 tonnes per hectare | -14.8% |
| 1963 | 0.4257 tonnes per hectare | -28.5% |
| 1964 | 0.9017 tonnes per hectare | +111.8% |
| 1965 | 0.624 tonnes per hectare | -30.8% |
| 1966 | 0.8764 tonnes per hectare | +40.4% |
| 1967 | 0.7785 tonnes per hectare | -11.2% |
| 1968 | 0.8033 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 1969 | 0.896 tonnes per hectare | +11.5% |
| 1970 | 0.7172 tonnes per hectare | -20.0% |
| 1971 | 0.7843 tonnes per hectare | +9.4% |
| 1972 | 0.7159 tonnes per hectare | -8.7% |
| 1973 | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | +99.5% |
| 1974 | 0.9007 tonnes per hectare | -36.9% |
| 1975 | 0.3731 tonnes per hectare | -58.6% |
| 1976 | 0.9807 tonnes per hectare | +162.9% |
| 1977 | 0.607 tonnes per hectare | -38.1% |
| 1978 | 0.6943 tonnes per hectare | +14.4% |
| 1979 | 0.5128 tonnes per hectare | -26.1% |
| 1980 | 0.597 tonnes per hectare | +16.4% |
| 1981 | 0.6415 tonnes per hectare | +7.5% |
| 1982 | 0.8316 tonnes per hectare | +29.6% |
| 1983 | 0.8007 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 1984 | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | -16.7% |
| 1985 | 0.9615 tonnes per hectare | +44.2% |
| 1986 | 0.8882 tonnes per hectare | -7.6% |
| 1987 | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | +47.6% |
| 1988 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | -15.2% |
| 1989 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | +21.6% |
| 1990 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | -18.1% |
| 1991 | 0.533 tonnes per hectare | -51.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7333 tonnes per hectare | 0.4257 tonnes per hectare | 0.9017 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7714 tonnes per hectare | 0.3731 tonnes per hectare | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9162 tonnes per hectare | 0.597 tonnes per hectare | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8202 tonnes per hectare | 0.533 tonnes per hectare | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | 2 |
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- Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered -21.05 % change on previous year (1991)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth 0 % change on previous year (1991)
Frequently asked questions
- What is millet yields in USSR?
- Millet yields in USSR was 0.533 tonnes per hectare 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 millet yields recorded in USSR?
- The highest recorded value was 1.43 tonnes per hectare in 1973.
- What is the lowest millet yields recorded in USSR?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3731 tonnes per hectare in 1975.
- How does USSR rank for millet yields?
- USSR ranks 79th out of 89 countries with data for 1991.
- Is millet yields rising or falling in USSR?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Millet yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.