Vegetable consumption per capita in USSR
USSR: Vegetable consumption per capita was 87.04 kilograms per year per capita in 1991. ▲ Rising
Vegetable consumption per capita in USSR, 1961–1991
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.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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- Share of imports by region of origin 4.57 billion current US$ (1990)
- Where China ranks among a country’s import partners 10 rank (1990)
- Fruit consumption per capita 35.36 kilograms per year per capita (1991)
- Net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply -8.3% (1991)
- Animal protein consumption 7.91 grams of protein per day per capita (1991)
- Cocoa bean consumption per person 0.2884 kilograms per year per capita (1991)
- Vegetable supply per person vs. GDP per capita 87.04 kilograms per year per capita (1991)
- Fruit consumption by type 0.0199 kilograms per year per capita (1991)
- Daily per capita protein supply vs. GDP per capita 99.83 grams per day per capita (1991)
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 1st out of 1 groups 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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About this data
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.