Rice — Yield in USSR

USSR: Rice — Yield was 3,314 kg/ha in 1991. ▲ Rising

Latest (1991)
3,314 kg/ha
Change on year
down 6.1%
World rank
95th
of 155 countries
All-time high
3,895 kg/ha
in 1980
All-time low
1,945 kg/ha
in 1961
Years of data
31
1961–1991

Rice — Yield in USSR, 1961–1991

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k1961197619911961: 1.9k kg/ha1962: 2.1k kg/ha1963: 2.4k kg/ha1964: 2.3k kg/ha1965: 2.5k kg/ha1966: 2.7k kg/ha1967: 3.0k kg/ha1968: 3.2k kg/ha1969: 3.1k kg/ha1970: 3.4k kg/ha1971: 3.4k kg/ha1972: 3.6k kg/ha1973: 3.5k kg/ha1974: 3.6k kg/ha1975: 3.7k kg/ha1976: 3.5k kg/ha1977: 3.8k kg/ha1978: 3.4k kg/ha1979: 3.7k kg/ha1980: 3.9k kg/ha1981: 3.6k kg/ha1982: 3.6k kg/ha1983: 3.7k kg/ha1984: 3.7k kg/ha1985: 3.6k kg/ha1986: 3.9k kg/ha1987: 3.7k kg/ha1988: 3.9k kg/ha1989: 3.4k kg/ha1990: 3.5k kg/ha1991: 3.3k kg/ha

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

Analysis

USSR recorded 3,314 kg/ha for rice — yield in 1991.

The figure is down 6.1% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rice — yield in USSR peaked at 3,895 kg/ha in 1980 and was at its lowest, 1,945 kg/ha, in 1961.

That places USSR 95th out of 155 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.

Rice — Yield in USSR, year by year

Annual values for Rice — Yield in USSR, 1961 to 1991.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 1,945 kg/ha —
1962 2,126 kg/ha +9.3%
1963 2,381 kg/ha +12.0%
1964 2,293 kg/ha -3.7%
1965 2,500 kg/ha +9.0%
1966 2,669 kg/ha +6.8%
1967 2,964 kg/ha +11.1%
1968 3,170 kg/ha +6.9%
1969 3,137 kg/ha -1.0%
1970 3,400 kg/ha +8.4%
1971 3,408 kg/ha +0.2%
1972 3,639 kg/ha +6.8%
1973 3,550 kg/ha -2.5%
1974 3,594 kg/ha +1.2%
1975 3,740 kg/ha +4.1%
1976 3,550 kg/ha -5.1%
1977 3,773 kg/ha +6.3%
1978 3,386 kg/ha -10.2%
1979 3,657 kg/ha +8.0%
1980 3,895 kg/ha +6.5%
1981 3,650 kg/ha -6.3%
1982 3,559 kg/ha -2.5%
1983 3,732 kg/ha +4.9%
1984 3,692 kg/ha -1.1%
1985 3,576 kg/ha -3.1%
1986 3,875 kg/ha +8.4%
1987 3,696 kg/ha -4.6%
1988 3,870 kg/ha +4.7%
1989 3,433 kg/ha -11.3%
1990 3,528 kg/ha +2.8%
1991 3,314 kg/ha -6.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2,576 kg/ha 1,945 kg/ha 3,170 kg/ha 9
1970s 3,570 kg/ha 3,386 kg/ha 3,773 kg/ha 10
1980s 3,698 kg/ha 3,433 kg/ha 3,895 kg/ha 10
1990s 3,421 kg/ha 3,314 kg/ha 3,528 kg/ha 2

Countries ranked near USSR

  1. 92 Mauritius 3,500 kg/ha compare
  2. 93 Mali 3,491 kg/ha compare
  3. 94 Niger 3,382 kg/ha compare
  4. 96 United Republic of Tanzania 3,106 kg/ha compare
  5. 97 Guatemala 3,008 kg/ha compare
  6. 98 Fiji 3,000 kg/ha compare
  7. 98 Fiji 3,000 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 184 places →

More agriculture & rural data for USSR

All data for USSR →

Frequently asked questions

What is rice — yield in USSR?
Rice — yield in USSR was 3,314 kg/ha in 1991, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest rice — yield recorded in USSR?
The highest recorded value was 3,895 kg/ha in 1980.
What is the lowest rice — yield recorded in USSR?
The lowest recorded value was 1,945 kg/ha in 1961.
How does USSR rank for rice — yield?
USSR ranks 95th out of 155 countries with data for 1991.
Is rice — yield rising or falling in USSR?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. 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 Rice — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 31 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Rice — Yield in USSR. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 13 November 2026, from https://agriculture.statizoid.com/stat/rice-yield/ussr/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://agriculture.statizoid.com/stat/rice-yield/ussr/">Rice — Yield in USSR</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Rice — Yield
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
184 places, 10,546 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

This dataset provides annual statistics on crop and livestock production across countries and territories. For crops, data are provided on area harvested, production quantities and yields. For livestock, data are provided on animal stocks, numbers of producing and slaughtered animals, and the production of meat, milk, eggs and other livestock products. The dataset also includes information on production quantities for selected processed products, such as vegetable oils, sugar, fibres, beer, wine and major dairy products.