What is the difference in fruit consumption by type between Japan and USSR?

0.0001 kilograms per year per capita, with USSR ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and USSR?

31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fruit consumption by type. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Japan vs USSR: Fruit consumption by type

Japan

0.0198 kilograms per year per capita

in 2022

USSR

0.0199 kilograms per year per capita

in 1991

Japan rank

120th

USSR rank

119th

Fruit consumption by type over time

Japan
USSR

How they compare

USSR currently reports 0.0199 kilograms per year per capita against 0.0198 kilograms per year per capita in Japan, a difference of 0.0001 kilograms per year per capita.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1961 it was USSR ahead.

Japan ranks 120th and USSR ranks 119th of 185 countries.

USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	USSR	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0483 kilograms per year per capita	0.068 kilograms per year per capita	0.0197 kilograms per year per capita	USSR
1970s	0.0078 kilograms per year per capita	0.1124 kilograms per year per capita	0.1045 kilograms per year per capita	USSR
1980s	0.0079 kilograms per year per capita	0.024 kilograms per year per capita	0.0161 kilograms per year per capita	USSR
1990s	0 kilograms per year per capita	0.0149 kilograms per year per capita	0.0149 kilograms per year per capita	USSR

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fruit consumption by type, Japan or USSR?: USSR, at 0.0199 kilograms per year per capita against 0.0198 kilograms per year per capita in Japan as of 1991.
What is the difference in fruit consumption by type between Japan and USSR?: 0.0001 kilograms per year per capita, with USSR ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and USSR?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do Japan and USSR rank globally for fruit consumption by type?: Japan ranks 120th and USSR ranks 119th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fruit consumption by type. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Fruit consumption by type
Unit: kilograms per year per capita
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 185 places, 9,134 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Quantity that is available for consumption at the end of the supply chain. It does not account for consumer waste, so the quantity that is actually consumed may be lower.