Russia vs USSR: Wheat production

Russia

82.59 million tonnes

in 2024

USSR

71.99 million tonnes

in 1991

Russia rank

3rd

USSR rank

1st

Wheat production over time

Russia currently reports 82.59 million tonnes against 71.99 million tonnes in USSR, a difference of 10.60 million tonnes.

That makes Russia's figure about 1.1 times USSR's.

Russia ranks 3rd and USSR ranks 1st of 125 countries.

Indicator: Wheat 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: 126 places, 7,044 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Wheat production is measured in tonnes.