Soybean yields in USSR
USSR: Soybean yields was 1.01 tonnes per hectare in 1991. ▲ Rising
Soybean 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
USSR recorded 1.01 tonnes per hectare for soybean yields in 1991.
The figure is down 5.2% on the previous year and up 77.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, soybean yields in USSR peaked at 1.16 tonnes per hectare in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.2851 tonnes per hectare, in 1972.
USSR ranks 86th of 106 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Soybean yields in USSR, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.49 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.5758 tonnes per hectare | +17.5% |
| 1963 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | -13.2% |
| 1964 | 0.3202 tonnes per hectare | -36.0% |
| 1965 | 0.4936 tonnes per hectare | +54.2% |
| 1966 | 0.6854 tonnes per hectare | +38.9% |
| 1967 | 0.6388 tonnes per hectare | -6.8% |
| 1968 | 0.6183 tonnes per hectare | -3.2% |
| 1969 | 0.5106 tonnes per hectare | -17.4% |
| 1970 | 0.6911 tonnes per hectare | +35.4% |
| 1971 | 0.6164 tonnes per hectare | -10.8% |
| 1972 | 0.2851 tonnes per hectare | -53.7% |
| 1973 | 0.506 tonnes per hectare | +77.5% |
| 1974 | 0.4337 tonnes per hectare | -14.3% |
| 1975 | 0.9618 tonnes per hectare | +121.8% |
| 1976 | 0.6299 tonnes per hectare | -34.5% |
| 1977 | 0.687 tonnes per hectare | +9.1% |
| 1978 | 0.7779 tonnes per hectare | +13.2% |
| 1979 | 0.5573 tonnes per hectare | -28.4% |
| 1980 | 0.6148 tonnes per hectare | +10.3% |
| 1981 | 0.5683 tonnes per hectare | -7.6% |
| 1982 | 0.6119 tonnes per hectare | +7.7% |
| 1983 | 0.6651 tonnes per hectare | +8.7% |
| 1984 | 0.6127 tonnes per hectare | -7.9% |
| 1985 | 0.6301 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.9436 tonnes per hectare | +49.8% |
| 1987 | 0.9093 tonnes per hectare | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | +27.9% |
| 1989 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | -7.8% |
| 1991 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | -5.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Soybean yields 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +121.8% | 0.4337 tonnes per hectare | 0.9618 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.537 tonnes per hectare | 0.3202 tonnes per hectare | 0.6854 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6146 tonnes per hectare | 0.2851 tonnes per hectare | 0.9618 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7871 tonnes per hectare | 0.5683 tonnes per hectare | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | 2 |
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- Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered -21.05 % change on previous year (1991)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth 0 % change on previous year (1991)
Frequently asked questions
- What is soybean yields in USSR?
- Soybean yields in USSR was 1.01 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 soybean yields recorded in USSR?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 tonnes per hectare in 1988.
- What is the lowest soybean yields recorded in USSR?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2851 tonnes per hectare in 1972.
- How does USSR rank for soybean yields?
- USSR ranks 86th out of 106 countries with data for 1991.
- Is soybean yields rising or falling in USSR?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.3%. 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 Soybean yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.