Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in USSR
USSR: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 14.89 percent in 1991. ▲ Rising
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in USSR, 1961–1991
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in USSR is 14.89 percent, measured in 1991.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in USSR peaked at 14.93 percent in 1990 and was at its lowest, 13.78 percent, in 1961.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.05 percent | 13.78 percent | 14.36 percent | 9 |
| 1970s | 14.54 percent | 14.35 percent | 14.65 percent | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.81 percent | 14.68 percent | 14.92 percent | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.91 percent | 14.89 percent | 14.93 percent | 2 |
Countries ranked near USSR
- 1 Falkland Islands 93.19 percent compare
- 2 Turkmenistan 80.75 percent compare
- 3 Saudi Arabia 79.08 percent compare
- 4 Djibouti 73.34 percent compare
- 5 Faroe Islands 70.07 percent compare
More reference data data for USSR
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (1990)
- Free country 1 (1990)
- Civil liberties rating 4 (1990)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (1990)
- Elected parliament 1 (1990)
- Competitive elections 0 (1990)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (1990)
- Universal right to vote 2 (1990)
- Democracy 3 (1990)
- Milk production 101.33 million tonnes (1991)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in USSR?
- Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in USSR was 14.89 percent in 1991, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in USSR?
- The highest recorded value was 14.93 percent in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in USSR?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.78 percent in 1961.
- How does USSR rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- USSR ranks 2nd out of 2 groups with data for 1991.
- Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in USSR?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).