Sugar beet production in USSR

USSR: Sugar beet production was 65.93 million tonnes in 1991. ▲ Rising

Latest (1991)
65.93 million tonnes
Change on year
down 20.5%
Rank
1st
of 1 groups
All-time high
99.87 million tonnes
in 1976
All-time low
44.05 million tonnes
in 1963
Years of data
31
1961–1991

Sugar beet production in USSR, 1961–1991

020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M100.0M1961197619911961: 50.9M tonnes1962: 47.4M tonnes1963: 44.1M tonnes1964: 81.2M tonnes1965: 72.3M tonnes1966: 74.0M tonnes1967: 87.1M tonnes1968: 94.3M tonnes1969: 71.2M tonnes1970: 78.9M tonnes1971: 72.2M tonnes1972: 76.4M tonnes1973: 87.0M tonnes1974: 77.9M tonnes1975: 66.3M tonnes1976: 99.9M tonnes1977: 93.1M tonnes1978: 93.5M tonnes1979: 76.2M tonnes1980: 81.0M tonnes1981: 60.8M tonnes1982: 71.4M tonnes1983: 81.8M tonnes1984: 85.4M tonnes1985: 82.4M tonnes1986: 79.3M tonnes1987: 90.4M tonnes1988: 88.0M tonnes1989: 97.4M tonnes1990: 83.0M tonnes1991: 65.9M tonnes

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for sugar beet production in USSR is 65.93 million tonnes, measured in 1991.

The figure is down 20.5% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sugar beet production in USSR peaked at 99.87 million tonnes in 1976 and was at its lowest, 44.05 million tonnes, in 1963.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 69.17 million tonnes 44.05 million tonnes 94.34 million tonnes 9
1970s 82.15 million tonnes 66.31 million tonnes 99.87 million tonnes 10
1980s 81.81 million tonnes 60.84 million tonnes 97.41 million tonnes 10
1990s 74.46 million tonnes 65.93 million tonnes 82.98 million tonnes 2

Countries ranked near USSR

  1. 1 Russia 46.68 million tonnes compare
  2. 2 Germany 36.68 million tonnes compare
  3. 3 France 32.59 million tonnes compare
  4. 4 United States 32.00 million tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 69 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sugar beet production in USSR?
Sugar beet production in USSR was 65.93 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 sugar beet production recorded in USSR?
The highest recorded value was 99.87 million tonnes in 1976.
What is the lowest sugar beet production recorded in USSR?
The lowest recorded value was 44.05 million tonnes in 1963.
How does USSR rank for sugar beet production?
USSR ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 1991.
Is sugar beet production rising or falling in USSR?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. 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 Sugar beet production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Sugar beet 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
69 places, 3,195 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Sugar beet production is measured in tonnes.