Orange yields in USSR
USSR: Orange yields was 13.89 tonnes per hectare in 1991. ◆ Volatile
Orange 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
The most recent figure for orange yields in USSR is 13.89 tonnes per hectare, measured in 1991.
The figure is down 13.0% on the previous year and down 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, orange yields in USSR peaked at 33 tonnes per hectare in 1979 and was at its lowest, 2.12 tonnes per hectare, in 1964.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.41 tonnes per hectare | 2.12 tonnes per hectare | 7.14 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 15.13 tonnes per hectare | 4.75 tonnes per hectare | 33 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.21 tonnes per hectare | 5.7 tonnes per hectare | 28.44 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.92 tonnes per hectare | 13.89 tonnes per hectare | 15.96 tonnes per hectare | 2 |
Countries ranked near USSR
More agriculture & rural data for USSR
- Milk per animal 2,270 kilograms per animal (1991)
- Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses 1.3% (1991)
- Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita 29.6% (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)
- Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... 356.64 million tonnes (1991)
Frequently asked questions
- What is orange yields in USSR?
- Orange yields in USSR was 13.89 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 orange yields recorded in USSR?
- The highest recorded value was 33 tonnes per hectare in 1979.
- What is the lowest orange yields recorded in USSR?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.12 tonnes per hectare in 1964.
- How does USSR rank for orange yields?
- USSR ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 1991.
- Is orange yields rising or falling in USSR?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Orange yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.