Sorghum yields in USSR
USSR: Sorghum yields was 1.12 tonnes per hectare in 1991. ▲ Rising
Sorghum 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
The most recent figure for sorghum yields in USSR is 1.12 tonnes per hectare, measured in 1991.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.2% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum yields in USSR peaked at 1.66 tonnes per hectare in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.6667 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 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | 0.801 tonnes per hectare | 1.66 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | 0.947 tonnes per hectare | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1.12 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 sorghum yields in USSR?
- Sorghum yields in USSR was 1.12 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 sorghum yields recorded in USSR?
- The highest recorded value was 1.66 tonnes per hectare in 1974.
- What is the lowest sorghum yields recorded in USSR?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6667 tonnes per hectare in 1962.
- How does USSR rank for sorghum yields?
- USSR ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 1991.
- Is sorghum yields rising or falling in USSR?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. 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 Sorghum 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.