What is the difference in vegetable consumption per capita between Guyana and USSR?

228.76 kilograms per year per capita, with Guyana ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana 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 Vegetable consumption per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Guyana vs USSR: Vegetable consumption per capita

Guyana

315.8 kilograms per year per capita

in 2023

USSR

87.04 kilograms per year per capita

in 1991

Guyana rank

4th

USSR rank

1st

Vegetable consumption per capita over time

Guyana
USSR

How they compare

Guyana currently reports 315.8 kilograms per year per capita against 87.04 kilograms per year per capita in USSR, a difference of 228.76 kilograms per year per capita.

That makes Guyana's figure about 3.6 times USSR's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.

Guyana ranks 4th and USSR ranks 1st of 191 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guyana	USSR	Difference	Ahead
1960s	11.04 kilograms per year per capita	79.66 kilograms per year per capita	68.62 kilograms per year per capita	USSR
1970s	12.58 kilograms per year per capita	90.39 kilograms per year per capita	77.82 kilograms per year per capita	USSR
1980s	12.18 kilograms per year per capita	100.15 kilograms per year per capita	87.98 kilograms per year per capita	USSR
1990s	20.94 kilograms per year per capita	88.21 kilograms per year per capita	67.27 kilograms per year per capita	USSR

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher vegetable consumption per capita, Guyana or USSR?: Guyana, at 315.8 kilograms per year per capita against 87.04 kilograms per year per capita in USSR as of 2023.
What is the difference in vegetable consumption per capita between Guyana and USSR?: 228.76 kilograms per year per capita, with Guyana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and USSR?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do Guyana and USSR rank globally for vegetable consumption per capita?: Guyana ranks 4th and USSR ranks 1st of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Vegetable consumption per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Vegetable consumption per capita
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: 192 places, 10,214 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 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.