Daily supply of calories per person in USSR
USSR: Daily supply of calories per person was 3,015 kilocalories per day in 1991. ▬ Flat
Daily supply of calories per person in USSR, 1961–1991
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilocalories per day.
Analysis
USSR recorded 3,015 kilocalories per day for daily supply of calories per person in 1991. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.2% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, daily supply of calories per person in USSR peaked at 3,415 kilocalories per day in 1976 and was at its lowest, 3,015 kilocalories per day, in 1991.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,226 kilocalories per day | 3,103 kilocalories per day | 3,312 kilocalories per day | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,363 kilocalories per day | 3,298 kilocalories per day | 3,415 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,371 kilocalories per day | 3,334 kilocalories per day | 3,393 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,186 kilocalories per day | 3,015 kilocalories per day | 3,357 kilocalories per day | 2 |
Countries ranked near USSR
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 daily supply of calories per person in USSR?
- Daily supply of calories per person in USSR was 3,015 kilocalories per day in 1991, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest daily supply of calories per person recorded in USSR?
- The highest recorded value was 3,415 kilocalories per day in 1976.
- What is the lowest daily supply of calories per person recorded in USSR?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,015 kilocalories per day in 1991.
- How does USSR rank for daily supply of calories per person?
- USSR ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 1991.
- Is daily supply of calories per person rising or falling in USSR?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this USSR data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Daily supply of calories per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in kilocalories per person per day. This indicates the calories that are available for consumption, but does not necessarily measure the number of calories actually consumed, since it doesn't factor in consumer waste.