Rye production in USSR

USSR: Rye production was 14.70 million tonnes in 1991. ▲ Rising

Latest (1991)
14.70 million tonnes
Change on year
down 33.7%
Rank
1st
of 1 groups
All-time high
22.18 million tonnes
in 1990
All-time low
7.29 million tonnes
in 1979
Years of data
31
1961–1991

Rye production in USSR, 1961–1991

5.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M1961197619911961: 15.0M tonnes1962: 15.3M tonnes1963: 10.7M tonnes1964: 12.3M tonnes1965: 14.7M tonnes1966: 11.8M tonnes1967: 11.7M tonnes1968: 12.7M tonnes1969: 9.8M tonnes1970: 11.7M tonnes1971: 11.5M tonnes1972: 8.7M tonnes1973: 9.7M tonnes1974: 13.7M tonnes1975: 8.2M tonnes1976: 12.6M tonnes1977: 7.6M tonnes1978: 12.2M tonnes1979: 7.3M tonnes1980: 9.0M tonnes1981: 8.6M tonnes1982: 13.6M tonnes1983: 15.9M tonnes1984: 12.7M tonnes1985: 14.3M tonnes1986: 13.8M tonnes1987: 16.1M tonnes1988: 16.9M tonnes1989: 18.3M tonnes1990: 22.2M tonnes1991: 14.7M tonnes

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

USSR recorded 14.70 million tonnes for rye production in 1991.

That represents a change of down 33.7% on the previous year and up 70.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rye production in USSR peaked at 22.18 million tonnes in 1990 and was at its lowest, 7.29 million tonnes, in 1979.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 12.67 million tonnes 9.85 million tonnes 15.32 million tonnes 9
1970s 10.32 million tonnes 7.29 million tonnes 13.70 million tonnes 10
1980s 13.92 million tonnes 8.61 million tonnes 18.29 million tonnes 10
1990s 18.44 million tonnes 14.70 million tonnes 22.18 million tonnes 2

Countries ranked near USSR

  1. 1 Germany 2.58 million tonnes compare
  2. 2 Poland 2.39 million tonnes compare
  3. 3 Russia 1.20 million tonnes compare
  4. 4 Belarus 800,000 tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 66 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is rye production in USSR?
Rye production in USSR was 14.70 million tonnes 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 rye production recorded in USSR?
The highest recorded value was 22.18 million tonnes in 1990.
What is the lowest rye production recorded in USSR?
The lowest recorded value was 7.29 million tonnes in 1979.
How does USSR rank for rye production?
USSR ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 1991.
Is rye production rising or falling in USSR?
Over the last ten years it is up 70.8%. 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 Rye production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Rye production
Unit
tonnes
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
66 places, 3,206 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Rye production is measured in tonnes.