Daily per capita fat supply in USSR

USSR: Daily per capita fat supply was 88.33 grams of fat per day per capita in 1991. ▲ Rising

Latest (1991)
88.33 grams of fat per day per capita
Change on year
down 15.8%
Rank
1st
of 1 groups
All-time high
106.87 grams of fat per day per capita
in 1989
All-time low
69.88 grams of fat per day per capita
in 1961
Years of data
31
1961–1991

Daily per capita fat supply in USSR, 1961–1991

02550751001961197619911961: 69.9 grams of fat per day per capita1962: 73.7 grams of fat per day per capita1963: 77.4 grams of fat per day per capita1964: 75.2 grams of fat per day per capita1965: 77 grams of fat per day per capita1966: 78.6 grams of fat per day per capita1967: 81.2 grams of fat per day per capita1968: 85.8 grams of fat per day per capita1969: 85.1 grams of fat per day per capita1970: 86.6 grams of fat per day per capita1971: 86.1 grams of fat per day per capita1972: 86.6 grams of fat per day per capita1973: 89.6 grams of fat per day per capita1974: 92 grams of fat per day per capita1975: 90 grams of fat per day per capita1976: 94.7 grams of fat per day per capita1977: 93.4 grams of fat per day per capita1978: 94.2 grams of fat per day per capita1979: 95.9 grams of fat per day per capita1980: 95.3 grams of fat per day per capita1981: 93.7 grams of fat per day per capita1982: 93.8 grams of fat per day per capita1983: 97.4 grams of fat per day per capita1984: 99 grams of fat per day per capita1985: 102.3 grams of fat per day per capita1986: 101.1 grams of fat per day per capita1987: 102.8 grams of fat per day per capita1988: 105 grams of fat per day per capita1989: 106.9 grams of fat per day per capita1990: 104.9 grams of fat per day per capita1991: 88.3 grams of fat per day per capita

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in grams of fat per day per capita.

Analysis

USSR recorded 88.33 grams of fat per day per capita for daily per capita fat supply in 1991.

The figure is down 15.8% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, daily per capita fat supply in USSR peaked at 106.87 grams of fat per day per capita in 1989 and was at its lowest, 69.88 grams of fat per day per capita, in 1961.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 78.21 grams of fat per day per capita 69.88 grams of fat per day per capita 85.84 grams of fat per day per capita 9
1970s 90.92 grams of fat per day per capita 86.15 grams of fat per day per capita 95.94 grams of fat per day per capita 10
1980s 99.72 grams of fat per day per capita 93.66 grams of fat per day per capita 106.87 grams of fat per day per capita 10
1990s 96.63 grams of fat per day per capita 88.33 grams of fat per day per capita 104.92 grams of fat per day per capita 2

Countries ranked near USSR

  1. 1 Austria 186.87 grams of fat per day per capita compare
  2. 2 United States 183.84 grams of fat per day per capita compare
  3. 3 Belgium 170.09 grams of fat per day per capita compare
  4. 4 Iceland 163.24 grams of fat per day per capita compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is daily per capita fat supply in USSR?
Daily per capita fat supply in USSR was 88.33 grams of fat per day per capita in 1991, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest daily per capita fat supply recorded in USSR?
The highest recorded value was 106.87 grams of fat per day per capita in 1989.
What is the lowest daily per capita fat supply recorded in USSR?
The lowest recorded value was 69.88 grams of fat per day per capita in 1961.
How does USSR rank for daily per capita fat supply?
USSR ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 1991.
Is daily per capita fat supply rising or falling in USSR?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. 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) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Daily per capita fat supply. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Daily per capita fat supply
Unit
grams of fat per day per capita
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
192 places, 10,214 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Quantity that is available for consumption at the end of the supply chain. It does not account for consumer waste, so the quantity that is actually consumed may be lower. This is the total of all agricultural produce, both crops and livestock.