Soya bean oil — Production in USSR

USSR: Soya bean oil — Production was 166,000 t in 1991. ◆ Volatile

Latest (1991)
166,000 t
Change on year
down 16.0%
World rank
26th
of 107 countries
All-time high
375,000 t
in 1977
All-time low
13,000 t
in 1961
Years of data
31
1961–1991

Soya bean oil — Production in USSR, 1961–1991

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k1961197619911961: 13.0k t1962: 28.0k t1963: 48.0k t1964: 47.0k t1965: 29.0k t1966: 39.0k t1967: 58.0k t1968: 62.0k t1969: 54.0k t1970: 32.7k t1971: 63.2k t1972: 39.2k t1973: 168.9k t1974: 26.5k t1975: 21.9k t1976: 323.0k t1977: 375.0k t1978: 221.0k t1979: 267.0k t1980: 276.0k t1981: 255.0k t1982: 284.0k t1983: 215.0k t1984: 237.0k t1985: 152.0k t1986: 316.0k t1987: 301.0k t1988: 296.0k t1989: 185.0k t1990: 197.6k t1991: 166.0k t

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

Analysis

In 1991, soya bean oil — production in USSR stood at 166,000 t.

That represents a change of down 16.0% on the previous year and down 34.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, soya bean oil — production in USSR peaked at 375,000 t in 1977 and was at its lowest, 13,000 t, in 1961.

That places USSR 26th out of 107 countries with data for 1991, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Soya bean oil — Production in USSR, year by year

Annual values for Soya bean oil — Production in USSR, 1961 to 1991.
Year t Change
1961 13,000 t —
1962 28,000 t +115.4%
1963 48,000 t +71.4%
1964 47,000 t -2.1%
1965 29,000 t -38.3%
1966 39,000 t +34.5%
1967 58,000 t +48.7%
1968 62,000 t +6.9%
1969 54,000 t -12.9%
1970 32,700 t -39.4%
1971 63,200 t +93.3%
1972 39,200 t -38.0%
1973 168,900 t +330.9%
1974 26,500 t -84.3%
1975 21,900 t -17.4%
1976 323,000 t +1374.9%
1977 375,000 t +16.1%
1978 221,000 t -41.1%
1979 267,000 t +20.8%
1980 276,000 t +3.4%
1981 255,000 t -7.6%
1982 284,000 t +11.4%
1983 215,000 t -24.3%
1984 237,000 t +10.2%
1985 152,000 t -35.9%
1986 316,000 t +107.9%
1987 301,000 t -4.7%
1988 296,000 t -1.7%
1989 185,000 t -37.5%
1990 197,600 t +6.8%
1991 166,000 t -16.0%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Soya bean oil — Production in USSR changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1976 +1374.9% 21,900 t 323,000 t
1973 +330.9% 39,200 t 168,900 t

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 42,000 t 13,000 t 62,000 t 9
1970s 153,840 t 21,900 t 375,000 t 10
1980s 251,700 t 152,000 t 316,000 t 10
1990s 181,800 t 166,000 t 197,600 t 2

Countries ranked near USSR

  1. 23 Republic of Korea 193,200 t compare
  2. 24 Belgium-Luxembourg 185,700 t compare
  3. 25 Portugal 168,600 t compare
  4. 26 Caribbean 10,301 t compare
  5. 27 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 161,500 t compare
  6. 28 Nigeria 140,500 t compare
  7. 29 Iraq 126,665 t compare

See the full ranking of 147 places →

More agriculture & rural data for USSR

All data for USSR →

Frequently asked questions

What is soya bean oil — production in USSR?
Soya bean oil — production in USSR was 166,000 t in 1991, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest soya bean oil — production recorded in USSR?
The highest recorded value was 375,000 t in 1977.
What is the lowest soya bean oil — production recorded in USSR?
The lowest recorded value was 13,000 t in 1961.
How does USSR rank for soya bean oil — production?
USSR ranks 26th out of 107 countries with data for 1991.
Is soya bean oil — production rising or falling in USSR?
Over the last ten years it is down 34.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this USSR data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Soya bean oil — Production. 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

Soya bean oil — Production in USSR. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 30 September 2026, from https://agriculture.statizoid.com/stat/soya-bean-oil-production/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/soya-bean-oil-production/ussr/">Soya bean oil — Production in USSR</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Soya bean oil — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
147 places, 7,531 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.