Vegetable consumption per capita in USSR

USSR: Vegetable consumption per capita was 87.04 kilograms per year per capita in 1991. ▲ Rising

Latest (1991)
87.04 kilograms per year per capita
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
107th
of 192 countries
All-time high
103.72 kilograms per year per capita
in 1984
All-time low
69.5 kilograms per year per capita
in 1963
Years of data
31
1961–1991

Vegetable consumption per capita in USSR, 1961–1991

02550751001961197619911961: 75.5 kilograms per year per capita1962: 74.1 kilograms per year per capita1963: 69.5 kilograms per year per capita1964: 87.5 kilograms per year per capita1965: 80 kilograms per year per capita1966: 80 kilograms per year per capita1967: 87.3 kilograms per year per capita1968: 83.7 kilograms per year per capita1969: 79.4 kilograms per year per capita1970: 84.7 kilograms per year per capita1971: 85.5 kilograms per year per capita1972: 81.9 kilograms per year per capita1973: 93.6 kilograms per year per capita1974: 92.6 kilograms per year per capita1975: 90 kilograms per year per capita1976: 90.6 kilograms per year per capita1977: 90.5 kilograms per year per capita1978: 94.6 kilograms per year per capita1979: 99.9 kilograms per year per capita1980: 98.1 kilograms per year per capita1981: 98.8 kilograms per year per capita1982: 102.1 kilograms per year per capita1983: 101.4 kilograms per year per capita1984: 103.7 kilograms per year per capita1985: 102.8 kilograms per year per capita1986: 102.7 kilograms per year per capita1987: 100.6 kilograms per year per capita1988: 101.5 kilograms per year per capita1989: 89.9 kilograms per year per capita1990: 89.4 kilograms per year per capita1991: 87 kilograms per year per capita

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per year per capita.

Analysis

In 1991, vegetable consumption per capita in USSR stood at 87.04 kilograms per year per capita.

The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, vegetable consumption per capita in USSR peaked at 103.72 kilograms per year per capita in 1984 and was at its lowest, 69.5 kilograms per year per capita, in 1963.

USSR ranks 107th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Vegetable consumption per capita in USSR, year by year

Annual values for Vegetable consumption per capita in USSR, 1961 to 1991.
Year kilograms per year per capita Change
1961 75.51 kilograms per year per capita
1962 74.12 kilograms per year per capita -1.8%
1963 69.5 kilograms per year per capita -6.2%
1964 87.53 kilograms per year per capita +25.9%
1965 79.95 kilograms per year per capita -8.7%
1966 79.99 kilograms per year per capita +0.0%
1967 87.3 kilograms per year per capita +9.1%
1968 83.68 kilograms per year per capita -4.1%
1969 79.4 kilograms per year per capita -5.1%
1970 84.72 kilograms per year per capita +6.7%
1971 85.46 kilograms per year per capita +0.9%
1972 81.93 kilograms per year per capita -4.1%
1973 93.62 kilograms per year per capita +14.3%
1974 92.62 kilograms per year per capita -1.1%
1975 89.95 kilograms per year per capita -2.9%
1976 90.61 kilograms per year per capita +0.7%
1977 90.54 kilograms per year per capita -0.1%
1978 94.61 kilograms per year per capita +4.5%
1979 99.88 kilograms per year per capita +5.6%
1980 98.12 kilograms per year per capita -1.8%
1981 98.77 kilograms per year per capita +0.7%
1982 102.09 kilograms per year per capita +3.4%
1983 101.39 kilograms per year per capita -0.7%
1984 103.72 kilograms per year per capita +2.3%
1985 102.84 kilograms per year per capita -0.8%
1986 102.65 kilograms per year per capita -0.2%
1987 100.57 kilograms per year per capita -2.0%
1988 101.5 kilograms per year per capita +0.9%
1989 89.88 kilograms per year per capita -11.5%
1990 89.37 kilograms per year per capita -0.6%
1991 87.04 kilograms per year per capita -2.6%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Vegetable consumption per capita in USSR changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1964 +25.9% 69.5 kilograms per year per capita 87.53 kilograms per year per capita

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 79.66 kilograms per year per capita 69.5 kilograms per year per capita 87.53 kilograms per year per capita 9
1970s 90.39 kilograms per year per capita 81.93 kilograms per year per capita 99.88 kilograms per year per capita 10
1980s 100.15 kilograms per year per capita 89.88 kilograms per year per capita 103.72 kilograms per year per capita 10
1990s 88.21 kilograms per year per capita 87.04 kilograms per year per capita 89.37 kilograms per year per capita 2

Countries ranked near USSR

  1. 104 India 92.91 kilograms per year per capita compare
  2. 105 El Salvador 92.51 kilograms per year per capita compare
  3. 106 Marshall Islands 92.4 kilograms per year per capita
  4. 108 Malawi 86.46 kilograms per year per capita compare
  5. 109 Morocco 86.01 kilograms per year per capita compare
  6. 110 Georgia 83.52 kilograms per year per capita

See the full ranking of 192 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is vegetable consumption per capita in USSR?
Vegetable consumption per capita in USSR was 87.04 kilograms per year per capita in 1991, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest vegetable consumption per capita recorded in USSR?
The highest recorded value was 103.72 kilograms per year per capita in 1984.
What is the lowest vegetable consumption per capita recorded in USSR?
The lowest recorded value was 69.5 kilograms per year per capita in 1963.
How does USSR rank for vegetable consumption per capita?
USSR ranks 107th out of 192 countries with data for 1991.
Is vegetable consumption per capita rising or falling in USSR?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. 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) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Vegetable consumption per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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
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