Potato yields in USSR
USSR: Potato yields was 10.78 tonnes per hectare in 1991. ▲ Rising
Potato yields in USSR, 1961–1991
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potato yields in USSR is 10.78 tonnes per hectare, measured in 1991.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potato yields in USSR peaked at 13.68 tonnes per hectare in 1986 and was at its lowest, 8.02 tonnes per hectare, in 1962.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.31 tonnes per hectare | 8.02 tonnes per hectare | 12.31 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 11.76 tonnes per hectare | 9.84 tonnes per hectare | 13.5 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.54 tonnes per hectare | 9.67 tonnes per hectare | 13.68 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.85 tonnes per hectare | 10.78 tonnes per hectare | 10.91 tonnes per hectare | 2 |
Countries ranked near USSR
- 1 New Zealand 51.31 tonnes per hectare compare
- 2 United States 50.9 tonnes per hectare compare
- 3 United Kingdom 46.58 tonnes per hectare compare
- 4 Denmark 45.83 tonnes per hectare compare
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 potato yields in USSR?
- Potato yields in USSR was 10.78 tonnes per hectare in 1991, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest potato yields recorded in USSR?
- The highest recorded value was 13.68 tonnes per hectare in 1986.
- What is the lowest potato yields recorded in USSR?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.02 tonnes per hectare in 1962.
- How does USSR rank for potato yields?
- USSR ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 1991.
- Is potato yields rising or falling in USSR?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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 (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Potato yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.