Number of poultry birds in USSR
USSR: Number of poultry birds was 1.16 billion animals in 1991. ▲ Rising
Number of poultry birds in USSR, 1961–1991
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
In 1991, number of poultry birds in USSR stood at 1.16 billion animals.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of poultry birds in USSR peaked at 1.20 billion animals in 1989 and was at its lowest, 448.90 million animals, in 1964.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 510.65 million animals | 448.90 million animals | 550.40 million animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 752.69 million animals | 590.34 million animals | 946.73 million animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.12 billion animals | 980.94 million animals | 1.20 billion animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.17 billion animals | 1.16 billion animals | 1.18 billion animals | 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 number of poultry birds in USSR?
- Number of poultry birds in USSR was 1.16 billion animals 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 number of poultry birds recorded in USSR?
- The highest recorded value was 1.20 billion animals in 1989.
- What is the lowest number of poultry birds recorded in USSR?
- The lowest recorded value was 448.90 million animals in 1964.
- How does USSR rank for number of poultry birds?
- USSR ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 1991.
- Is number of poultry birds rising or falling in USSR?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. 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 Number of poultry birds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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