Egypt vs USSR: Tomato production
Egypt
7.52 million tonnes
in 2024
USSR
6.91 million tonnes
in 1991
Egypt rank
5th
USSR rank
6th
Tomato production over time
- Egypt
- USSR
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 7.52 million tonnes against 6.91 million tonnes in USSR, a difference of 608,070 tonnes.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times USSR's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 5th and USSR ranks 6th of 174 countries.
USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.22 million tonnes | 3.58 million tonnes | 2.36 million tonnes | USSR |
| 1970s | 1.89 million tonnes | 5.77 million tonnes | 3.88 million tonnes | USSR |
| 1980s | 3.46 million tonnes | 7.31 million tonnes | 3.85 million tonnes | USSR |
| 1990s | 4.01 million tonnes | 7.06 million tonnes | 3.04 million tonnes | USSR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tomato production, Egypt or USSR?
- Egypt, at 7.52 million tonnes against 6.91 million tonnes in USSR as of 2024.
- What is the difference in tomato production between Egypt and USSR?
- 608,070 tonnes, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and USSR?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
- How do Egypt and USSR rank globally for tomato production?
- Egypt ranks 5th and USSR ranks 6th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Tomato production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Tomato production is measured in tonnes.