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.
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
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)
- Democracy 3 (1990)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (1990)
- Universal right to vote 2 (1990)
- Milk production 101.33 million tonnes (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 2nd out of 2 groups 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.