Sugar beet yields in USSR
USSR: Sugar beet yields was 20.82 tonnes per hectare in 1991. ▲ Rising
Latest (1991)
20.82 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 17.5%
World rank
52nd
of 66 countries
All-time high
29.12 tonnes per hectare
in 1989
All-time low
11.75 tonnes per hectare
in 1963
Years of data
31
1961–1991
Sugar beet yields in USSR, 1961–1991
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
USSR recorded 20.82 tonnes per hectare for sugar beet yields in 1991.
That represents a change of down 17.5% on the previous year and up 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar beet yields in USSR peaked at 29.12 tonnes per hectare in 1989 and was at its lowest, 11.75 tonnes per hectare, in 1963.
That places USSR 52nd out of 66 countries with data for 1991, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Sugar beet yields in USSR, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 16.32 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 14.98 tonnes per hectare | -8.2% |
| 1963 | 11.75 tonnes per hectare | -21.6% |
| 1964 | 19.76 tonnes per hectare | +68.2% |
| 1965 | 18.62 tonnes per hectare | -5.8% |
| 1966 | 19.47 tonnes per hectare | +4.6% |
| 1967 | 22.94 tonnes per hectare | +17.8% |
| 1968 | 26.5 tonnes per hectare | +15.5% |
| 1969 | 21.03 tonnes per hectare | -20.6% |
| 1970 | 23.44 tonnes per hectare | +11.5% |
| 1971 | 21.74 tonnes per hectare | -7.3% |
| 1972 | 21.92 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 24.5 tonnes per hectare | +11.8% |
| 1974 | 21.59 tonnes per hectare | -11.9% |
| 1975 | 18.09 tonnes per hectare | -16.2% |
| 1976 | 26.6 tonnes per hectare | +47.1% |
| 1977 | 24.75 tonnes per hectare | -7.0% |
| 1978 | 24.84 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 20.38 tonnes per hectare | -18.0% |
| 1980 | 22 tonnes per hectare | +7.9% |
| 1981 | 16.82 tonnes per hectare | -23.5% |
| 1982 | 20.24 tonnes per hectare | +20.4% |
| 1983 | 23.44 tonnes per hectare | +15.8% |
| 1984 | 24.67 tonnes per hectare | +5.2% |
| 1985 | 24.11 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 23.34 tonnes per hectare | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 26.56 tonnes per hectare | +13.8% |
| 1988 | 26.12 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 29.12 tonnes per hectare | +11.5% |
| 1990 | 25.26 tonnes per hectare | -13.3% |
| 1991 | 20.82 tonnes per hectare | -17.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.04 tonnes per hectare | 11.75 tonnes per hectare | 26.5 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 22.79 tonnes per hectare | 18.09 tonnes per hectare | 26.6 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.64 tonnes per hectare | 16.82 tonnes per hectare | 29.12 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.04 tonnes per hectare | 20.82 tonnes per hectare | 25.26 tonnes per hectare | 2 |
Countries ranked near USSR
- 49 Greece 30.6 tonnes per hectare compare
- 50 North Macedonia 29.71 tonnes per hectare
- 51 Colombia 26.07 tonnes per hectare
- 53 Moldova 20.75 tonnes per hectare
- 54 Venezuela 20.2 tonnes per hectare
- 55 Afghanistan 19.1 tonnes per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for USSR
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested 16.05 % change on previous year (1991)
- Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — Area harvested, annual growth rate 6.94 % change on previous year (1991)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Production, annual growth rate -11.63 % change on previous year (1991)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Yield, annual growth rate -3.59 % change on previous year (1991)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Area harvested, annual growth rate -8.33 % change on previous year (1991)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production, annual -1.37 % change on previous year (1991)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Yield, annual -15.01 % change on previous year (1991)
- Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Production, annual growth rate -19.74 % change on previous year (1991)
- 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 sugar beet yields in USSR?
- Sugar beet yields in USSR was 20.82 tonnes per hectare in 1991, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sugar beet yields recorded in USSR?
- The highest recorded value was 29.12 tonnes per hectare in 1989.
- What is the lowest sugar beet yields recorded in USSR?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.75 tonnes per hectare in 1963.
- How does USSR rank for sugar beet yields?
- USSR ranks 52nd out of 66 countries with data for 1991.
- Is sugar beet yields rising or falling in USSR?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.8%. 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 (2025); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sugar beet yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.