Natural honey — Production in USSR

USSR: Natural honey — Production was 240,000 t in 1991. ▲ Rising

Latest (1991)
240,000 t
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
3rd
of 136 countries
All-time high
240,000 t
in 1988
All-time low
174,000 t
in 1975
Years of data
31
1961–1991

Natural honey — Production in USSR, 1961–1991

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k1961197619911961: 205.0k t1962: 205.0k t1963: 219.0k t1964: 214.0k t1965: 192.0k t1966: 228.0k t1967: 211.0k t1968: 204.0k t1969: 179.0k t1970: 210.0k t1971: 194.0k t1972: 183.8k t1973: 220.8k t1974: 199.0k t1975: 174.0k t1976: 188.0k t1977: 208.0k t1978: 179.0k t1979: 189.0k t1980: 183.0k t1981: 187.0k t1982: 186.0k t1983: 210.0k t1984: 192.6k t1985: 203.9k t1986: 205.0k t1987: 219.0k t1988: 240.0k t1989: 225.0k t1990: 236.0k t1991: 240.0k t

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

Analysis

In 1991, natural honey — production in USSR stood at 240,000 t. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 28.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, natural honey — production in USSR peaked at 240,000 t in 1988 and was at its lowest, 174,000 t, in 1975.

That places USSR 3rd out of 136 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.

Natural honey — Production in USSR, year by year

Annual values for Natural honey — Production in USSR, 1961 to 1991.
Year t Change
1961 205,000 t —
1962 205,000 t +0.0%
1963 219,000 t +6.8%
1964 214,000 t -2.3%
1965 192,000 t -10.3%
1966 228,000 t +18.8%
1967 211,000 t -7.5%
1968 204,000 t -3.3%
1969 179,000 t -12.3%
1970 210,000 t +17.3%
1971 194,000 t -7.6%
1972 183,795 t -5.3%
1973 220,775 t +20.1%
1974 199,000 t -9.9%
1975 174,000 t -12.6%
1976 188,000 t +8.0%
1977 208,000 t +10.6%
1978 179,000 t -13.9%
1979 189,000 t +5.6%
1980 183,000 t -3.2%
1981 187,000 t +2.2%
1982 186,000 t -0.5%
1983 210,000 t +12.9%
1984 192,600 t -8.3%
1985 203,900 t +5.9%
1986 205,000 t +0.5%
1987 219,000 t +6.8%
1988 240,000 t +9.6%
1989 225,000 t -6.2%
1990 236,000 t +4.9%
1991 240,000 t +1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 206,333 t 179,000 t 228,000 t 9
1970s 194,557 t 174,000 t 220,775 t 10
1980s 205,150 t 183,000 t 240,000 t 10
1990s 238,000 t 236,000 t 240,000 t 2

Countries ranked near USSR

  1. 1 China 456,024 t compare
  2. 2 China, mainland 444,800 t compare
  3. 3 Türkiye 95,492 t compare
  4. 4 India 146,000 t compare
  5. 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 80,249 t compare
  6. 5 Ethiopia 85,960 t
  7. 6 Argentina 69,298 t compare
  8. 6 United Republic of Tanzania 31,902 t compare

See the full ranking of 179 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is natural honey — production in USSR?
Natural honey — production in USSR was 240,000 t in 1991, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest natural honey — production recorded in USSR?
The highest recorded value was 240,000 t in 1988.
What is the lowest natural honey — production recorded in USSR?
The lowest recorded value was 174,000 t in 1975.
How does USSR rank for natural honey — production?
USSR ranks 3rd out of 136 countries with data for 1991.
Is natural honey — production rising or falling in USSR?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.3%. 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 Natural honey — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Natural honey — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
179 places, 9,712 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.