Pea yields in USSR
USSR: Pea yields was 1.03 tonnes per hectare in 1991. ▲ Rising
Pea 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
In 1991, pea yields in USSR stood at 1.03 tonnes per hectare.
The figure is down 40.3% on the previous year and up 37.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pea yields in USSR peaked at 1.72 tonnes per hectare in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.7459 tonnes per hectare, in 1981.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | 0.7639 tonnes per hectare | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | 0.7937 tonnes per hectare | 1.66 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | 0.7459 tonnes per hectare | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 1.72 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 pea yields in USSR?
- Pea yields in USSR was 1.03 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 pea yields recorded in USSR?
- The highest recorded value was 1.72 tonnes per hectare in 1990.
- What is the lowest pea yields recorded in USSR?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7459 tonnes per hectare in 1981.
- How does USSR rank for pea yields?
- USSR ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 1991.
- Is pea yields rising or falling in USSR?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.6%. 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 Pea 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.