Russia vs USSR: Barley production

Russia

16.67 million tonnes

in 2024

USSR

41.51 million tonnes

in 1991

Russia rank

1st

USSR rank

1st

Barley production over time

USSR currently reports 41.51 million tonnes against 16.67 million tonnes in Russia, a difference of 24.84 million tonnes.

That makes USSR's figure about 2.5 times Russia's.

Russia ranks 1st and USSR ranks 1st of 105 countries.

Indicator: Barley production
Unit: tonnes
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 106 places, 5,636 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Barley production is measured in tonnes.