Rye — Production in USSR

USSR: Rye — Production was 14.70 million t in 1991. ▲ Rising

Latest (1991)
14.70 million t
Change on year
down 33.7%
World rank
1st
of 66 countries
All-time high
22.18 million t
in 1990
All-time low
7.29 million t
in 1979
Years of data
31
1961–1991

Rye — Production in USSR, 1961–1991

5.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M1961197619911961: 15.0M t1962: 15.3M t1963: 10.7M t1964: 12.3M t1965: 14.7M t1966: 11.8M t1967: 11.7M t1968: 12.7M t1969: 9.8M t1970: 11.7M t1971: 11.5M t1972: 8.7M t1973: 9.7M t1974: 13.7M t1975: 8.2M t1976: 12.6M t1977: 7.6M t1978: 12.2M t1979: 7.3M t1980: 9.0M t1981: 8.6M t1982: 13.6M t1983: 15.9M t1984: 12.7M t1985: 14.3M t1986: 13.8M t1987: 16.1M t1988: 16.9M t1989: 18.3M t1990: 22.2M t1991: 14.7M t

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

The most recent figure for rye — production in USSR is 14.70 million t, measured in 1991.

That represents a change of down 33.7% on the previous year and up 70.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rye — production in USSR peaked at 22.18 million t in 1990 and was at its lowest, 7.29 million t, in 1979.

USSR ranks 1st of 66 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Rye — Production in USSR, year by year

Annual values for Rye — Production in USSR, 1961 to 1991.
Year t Change
1961 15.04 million t —
1962 15.32 million t +1.8%
1963 10.69 million t -30.2%
1964 12.26 million t +14.7%
1965 14.66 million t +19.6%
1966 11.83 million t -19.3%
1967 11.69 million t -1.2%
1968 12.71 million t +8.7%
1969 9.85 million t -22.5%
1970 11.68 million t +18.5%
1971 11.51 million t -1.4%
1972 8.67 million t -24.7%
1973 9.68 million t +11.6%
1974 13.70 million t +41.5%
1975 8.16 million t -40.4%
1976 12.59 million t +54.3%
1977 7.63 million t -39.4%
1978 12.25 million t +60.6%
1979 7.29 million t -40.4%
1980 8.96 million t +22.8%
1981 8.61 million t -3.9%
1982 13.63 million t +58.3%
1983 15.91 million t +16.7%
1984 12.75 million t -19.9%
1985 14.30 million t +12.2%
1986 13.80 million t -3.5%
1987 16.09 million t +16.6%
1988 16.88 million t +4.9%
1989 18.29 million t +8.4%
1990 22.18 million t +21.3%
1991 14.70 million t -33.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 12.67 million t 9.85 million t 15.32 million t 9
1970s 10.32 million t 7.29 million t 13.70 million t 10
1980s 13.92 million t 8.61 million t 18.29 million t 10
1990s 18.44 million t 14.70 million t 22.18 million t 2

Countries ranked near USSR

  1. 2 Germany 2.58 million t compare
  2. 2 Türkiye 257,000 t compare
  3. 3 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 64,778 t compare
  4. 3 Poland 2.39 million t compare
  5. 4 Republic of Moldova 1,464 t
  6. 4 Russian Federation 1.20 million t

See the full ranking of 95 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is rye — production in USSR?
Rye — production in USSR was 14.70 million t in 1991, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest rye — production recorded in USSR?
The highest recorded value was 22.18 million t in 1990.
What is the lowest rye — production recorded in USSR?
The lowest recorded value was 7.29 million t in 1979.
How does USSR rank for rye — production?
USSR ranks 1st out of 66 countries with data for 1991.
Is rye — production rising or falling in USSR?
Over the last ten years it is up 70.8%. 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 Rye — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Rye — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
95 places, 4,865 data points, 1961–2024
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.