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.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
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 |
Countries ranked near USSR
- 1 Uzbekistan 4.33 tonnes per hectare compare
- 2 Turkey 4.12 tonnes per hectare compare
- 3 Spain 3.51 tonnes per hectare compare
- 4 United States 3.41 tonnes per hectare compare
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 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 1st out of 1 groups 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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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.