Daily per capita supply of calories vs. GDP per capita in USSR
USSR: Daily per capita supply of calories vs. GDP per capita was 3,015 kilocalories per day in 1991. ▬ Flat
Latest (1991)
3,015 kilocalories per day
Change on year
down 10.2%
World rank
87th
of 192 countries
All-time high
3,415 kilocalories per day
in 1976
All-time low
3,015 kilocalories per day
in 1991
Years of data
31
1961–1991
Daily per capita supply of calories vs. GDP per capita in USSR, 1961–1991
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilocalories per day.
Analysis
In 1991, daily per capita supply of calories vs. gdp per capita in USSR stood at 3,015 kilocalories per day. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is down 10.2% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, daily per capita supply of calories vs. gdp per capita in USSR peaked at 3,415 kilocalories per day in 1976 and was at its lowest, 3,015 kilocalories per day, in 1991.
USSR ranks 87th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Daily per capita supply of calories vs. GDP per capita in USSR, year by year
| Year | kilocalories per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,103 kilocalories per day | — |
| 1962 | 3,166 kilocalories per day | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 3,216 kilocalories per day | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 3,220 kilocalories per day | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 3,230 kilocalories per day | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 3,225 kilocalories per day | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 3,255 kilocalories per day | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 3,312 kilocalories per day | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 3,310 kilocalories per day | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 3,367 kilocalories per day | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 3,345 kilocalories per day | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 3,298 kilocalories per day | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 3,341 kilocalories per day | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 3,373 kilocalories per day | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 3,356 kilocalories per day | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 3,415 kilocalories per day | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 3,371 kilocalories per day | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 3,386 kilocalories per day | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 3,382 kilocalories per day | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 3,377 kilocalories per day | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 3,355 kilocalories per day | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 3,377 kilocalories per day | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 3,383 kilocalories per day | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 3,382 kilocalories per day | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 3,373 kilocalories per day | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 3,356 kilocalories per day | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 3,393 kilocalories per day | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 3,381 kilocalories per day | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 3,334 kilocalories per day | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 3,357 kilocalories per day | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 3,015 kilocalories per day | -10.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,226 kilocalories per day | 3,103 kilocalories per day | 3,312 kilocalories per day | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,363 kilocalories per day | 3,298 kilocalories per day | 3,415 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,371 kilocalories per day | 3,334 kilocalories per day | 3,393 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,186 kilocalories per day | 3,015 kilocalories per day | 3,357 kilocalories per day | 2 |
Countries ranked near USSR
- 84 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3,043 kilocalories per day compare
- 85 Mongolia 3,031 kilocalories per day compare
- 86 New Caledonia 3,016 kilocalories per day compare
- 88 Georgia 3,000 kilocalories per day
- 89 Bulgaria 3,000 kilocalories per day compare
- 90 Philippines 2,983 kilocalories per day compare
More economy & growth data for USSR
- Imports by region of origin 4.57 billion current US$ (1990)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP Standard Local Currency 28.74 % (1990)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 47.36 % (1990)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$ 28.74 % (1990)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices 772,035 million USD (1990)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ 227,207 million USD (1990)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency 293,456 million SLC (1990)
- Where China ranks among a country’s import partners 10 rank (1990)
- Share of imports by region of origin 4.57 billion current US$ (1990)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth Standard Local Currency 8.42 % (1990)
Frequently asked questions
- What is daily per capita supply of calories vs. gdp per capita in USSR?
- Daily per capita supply of calories vs. gdp per capita in USSR was 3,015 kilocalories per day in 1991, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest daily per capita supply of calories vs. gdp per capita recorded in USSR?
- The highest recorded value was 3,415 kilocalories per day in 1976.
- What is the lowest daily per capita supply of calories vs. gdp per capita recorded in USSR?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,015 kilocalories per day in 1991.
- How does USSR rank for daily per capita supply of calories vs. gdp per capita?
- USSR ranks 87th out of 192 countries with data for 1991.
- Is daily per capita supply of calories vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in USSR?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this USSR data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Daily per capita supply of calories vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Daily per capita supply of calories is measured in kilocalories per person per day. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.