Land area in hectares in USSR
USSR: Land area in hectares was 2.19 billion hectares in 1991. ▬ Flat
Land area in hectares in USSR, 1961–1991
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area in hectares in USSR is 2.19 billion hectares, measured in 1991. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area in hectares in USSR peaked at 2.19 billion hectares in 1961 and was at its lowest, 2.19 billion hectares, in 1961.
USSR ranks 1st of 238 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Land area in hectares in USSR, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.19 billion hectares | — |
| 1962 | 2.19 billion hectares | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 2.19 billion hectares | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 2.19 billion hectares | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 2.19 billion hectares | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 2.19 billion hectares | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 2.19 billion hectares | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 2.19 billion hectares | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 2.19 billion hectares | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 2.19 billion hectares | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 2.19 billion hectares | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 2.19 billion hectares | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 2.19 billion hectares | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 2.19 billion hectares | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 2.19 billion hectares | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 2.19 billion hectares | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 2.19 billion hectares | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 2.19 billion hectares | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 2.19 billion hectares | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 2.19 billion hectares | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 2.19 billion hectares | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 2.19 billion hectares | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 2.19 billion hectares | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 2.19 billion hectares | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 2.19 billion hectares | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 2.19 billion hectares | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 2.19 billion hectares | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 2.19 billion hectares | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 2.19 billion hectares | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 2.19 billion hectares | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 2.19 billion hectares | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.19 billion hectares | 2.19 billion hectares | 2.19 billion hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.19 billion hectares | 2.19 billion hectares | 2.19 billion hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.19 billion hectares | 2.19 billion hectares | 2.19 billion hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.19 billion hectares | 2.19 billion hectares | 2.19 billion hectares | 2 |
Countries ranked near USSR
- 2 Russia 1.64 billion hectares
- 3 China 938.82 million hectares compare
- 4 United States 914.74 million hectares compare
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, annual growth rate -6.61 % change on previous year (1991)
- Milk production 101.33 million tonnes (1991)
- Calorie supply by food group 2,197 kilocalories per day per capita (1991)
- Daily per capita fat supply 88.33 grams of fat per day per capita (1991)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area in hectares in USSR?
- Land area in hectares in USSR was 2.19 billion hectares 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 land area in hectares recorded in USSR?
- The highest recorded value was 2.19 billion hectares in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area in hectares recorded in USSR?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.19 billion hectares in 1961.
- How does USSR rank for land area in hectares?
- USSR ranks 1st out of 238 countries with data for 1991.
- Is land area in hectares rising or falling in USSR?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land area in hectares. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total land area, measured in hectares. 100 hectares is one square kilometer. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.