Tomato production in USSR

USSR: Tomato production was 6.91 million tonnes in 1991. ▲ Rising

Latest (1991)
6.91 million tonnes
Change on year
down 4.0%
Rank
1st
of 1 groups
All-time high
7.97 million tonnes
in 1979
All-time low
3.30 million tonnes
in 1962
Years of data
31
1961–1991

Tomato production in USSR, 1961–1991

02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M1961197619911961: 3.4M tonnes1962: 3.3M tonnes1963: 3.4M tonnes1964: 3.6M tonnes1965: 3.4M tonnes1966: 3.5M tonnes1967: 4.1M tonnes1968: 3.8M tonnes1969: 3.8M tonnes1970: 4.3M tonnes1971: 4.5M tonnes1972: 4.4M tonnes1973: 5.9M tonnes1974: 5.8M tonnes1975: 5.7M tonnes1976: 6.2M tonnes1977: 5.9M tonnes1978: 7.1M tonnes1979: 8.0M tonnes1980: 6.8M tonnes1981: 7.3M tonnes1982: 7.2M tonnes1983: 7.2M tonnes1984: 7.7M tonnes1985: 6.9M tonnes1986: 7.6M tonnes1987: 7.4M tonnes1988: 7.3M tonnes1989: 7.6M tonnes1990: 7.2M tonnes1991: 6.9M 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 6.91 million tonnes for tomato production in 1991.

The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tomato production in USSR peaked at 7.97 million tonnes in 1979 and was at its lowest, 3.30 million tonnes, in 1962.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 3.58 million tonnes 3.30 million tonnes 4.06 million tonnes 9
1970s 5.77 million tonnes 4.26 million tonnes 7.97 million tonnes 10
1980s 7.31 million tonnes 6.83 million tonnes 7.70 million tonnes 10
1990s 7.06 million tonnes 6.91 million tonnes 7.20 million tonnes 2

Countries ranked near USSR

  1. 1 China 61.61 million tonnes compare
  2. 2 India 21.32 million tonnes compare
  3. 3 Turkey 14.62 million tonnes compare
  4. 4 United States 10.68 million tonnes compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is tomato production in USSR?
Tomato production in USSR was 6.91 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 tomato production recorded in USSR?
The highest recorded value was 7.97 million tonnes in 1979.
What is the lowest tomato production recorded in USSR?
The lowest recorded value was 3.30 million tonnes in 1962.
How does USSR rank for tomato production?
USSR ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 1991.
Is tomato production rising or falling in USSR?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. 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 Tomato production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Tomato 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
174 places, 9,389 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Tomato production is measured in tonnes.