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.
That places USSR 103rd out of 209 countries with data for 1991, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in USSR, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 13.78 percent | — |
| 1962 | 13.82 percent | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 13.87 percent | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 13.91 percent | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 14.06 percent | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 14.14 percent | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 14.22 percent | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 14.27 percent | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 14.36 percent | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 14.35 percent | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 14.36 percent | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 14.45 percent | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 14.57 percent | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 14.6 percent | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 14.5 percent | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 14.59 percent | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 14.65 percent | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 14.65 percent | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 14.65 percent | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 14.68 percent | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 14.68 percent | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 14.79 percent | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 14.82 percent | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 14.84 percent | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 14.87 percent | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 14.89 percent | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 14.78 percent | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 14.83 percent | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 14.92 percent | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 14.93 percent | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 14.89 percent | -0.3% |
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 |
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More reference data data for USSR
- Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled 1 events (1991)
- Free country 1 (1990)
- Civil liberties rating 4 (1990)
- Civil liberties rating, annual growth rate -20 % change on previous year (1990)
- Civil liberties rating, gaps filled 4 (1990)
- Free country, gaps filled 1 (1990)
- Milk production 101.33 million tonnes (1991)
- Milk production, annual growth rate -6.61 % change on previous year (1991)
- Calorie supply by food group 2,197 kilocalories per day per capita (1991)
- FAO projections of arable land, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (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 103rd out of 209 countries 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).