Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Yield in USSR

USSR: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Yield was 356.1 kg/ha in 1991. ▲ Rising

Latest (1991)
356.1 kg/ha
Change on year
down 7.7%
World rank
132nd
of 186 countries
All-time high
403.8 kg/ha
in 1989
All-time low
255 kg/ha
in 1963
Years of data
31
1961–1991

Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Yield in USSR, 1961–1991

01002003004001961197619911961: 279 kg/ha1962: 266.3 kg/ha1963: 255 kg/ha1964: 314.6 kg/ha1965: 293.4 kg/ha1966: 332.3 kg/ha1967: 357.7 kg/ha1968: 357.3 kg/ha1969: 339 kg/ha1970: 343 kg/ha1971: 330.7 kg/ha1972: 301.3 kg/ha1973: 397.6 kg/ha1974: 374.9 kg/ha1975: 323.1 kg/ha1976: 323.1 kg/ha1977: 347 kg/ha1978: 323.5 kg/ha1979: 337.7 kg/ha1980: 297.8 kg/ha1981: 314.3 kg/ha1982: 339.4 kg/ha1983: 325.6 kg/ha1984: 305.4 kg/ha1985: 334.1 kg/ha1986: 337.7 kg/ha1987: 353.5 kg/ha1988: 366 kg/ha1989: 403.8 kg/ha1990: 385.6 kg/ha1991: 356.1 kg/ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield in USSR is 356.1 kg/ha, measured in 1991.

That represents a change of down 7.7% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield in USSR peaked at 403.8 kg/ha in 1989 and was at its lowest, 255 kg/ha, in 1963.

That places USSR 132nd out of 186 countries with data for 1991, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Yield in USSR, year by year

Annual values for Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Yield in USSR, 1961 to 1991.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 279 kg/ha —
1962 266.3 kg/ha -4.6%
1963 255 kg/ha -4.2%
1964 314.6 kg/ha +23.4%
1965 293.4 kg/ha -6.7%
1966 332.3 kg/ha +13.3%
1967 357.7 kg/ha +7.6%
1968 357.3 kg/ha -0.1%
1969 339 kg/ha -5.1%
1970 343 kg/ha +1.2%
1971 330.7 kg/ha -3.6%
1972 301.3 kg/ha -8.9%
1973 397.6 kg/ha +32.0%
1974 374.9 kg/ha -5.7%
1975 323.1 kg/ha -13.8%
1976 323.1 kg/ha +0.0%
1977 347 kg/ha +7.4%
1978 323.5 kg/ha -6.8%
1979 337.7 kg/ha +4.4%
1980 297.8 kg/ha -11.8%
1981 314.3 kg/ha +5.5%
1982 339.4 kg/ha +8.0%
1983 325.6 kg/ha -4.1%
1984 305.4 kg/ha -6.2%
1985 334.1 kg/ha +9.4%
1986 337.7 kg/ha +1.1%
1987 353.5 kg/ha +4.7%
1988 366 kg/ha +3.5%
1989 403.8 kg/ha +10.3%
1990 385.6 kg/ha -4.5%
1991 356.1 kg/ha -7.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 310.51 kg/ha 255 kg/ha 357.7 kg/ha 9
1970s 340.19 kg/ha 301.3 kg/ha 397.6 kg/ha 10
1980s 337.76 kg/ha 297.8 kg/ha 403.8 kg/ha 10
1990s 370.85 kg/ha 356.1 kg/ha 385.6 kg/ha 2

Countries ranked near USSR

  1. 129 Yemen 361.8 kg/ha compare
  2. 130 India 359.6 kg/ha compare
  3. 131 Republic of Korea 356.5 kg/ha compare
  4. 133 Comoros 354.8 kg/ha compare
  5. 134 Ethiopia 352.2 kg/ha
  6. 135 Georgia 338.7 kg/ha

See the full ranking of 235 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield in USSR?
Oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield in USSR was 356.1 kg/ha in 1991, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield recorded in USSR?
The highest recorded value was 403.8 kg/ha in 1989.
What is the lowest oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield recorded in USSR?
The lowest recorded value was 255 kg/ha in 1963.
How does USSR rank for oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield?
USSR ranks 132nd out of 186 countries with data for 1991.
Is oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield rising or falling in USSR?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. 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 Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Yield
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
235 places, 13,074 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.