Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in USSR
USSR: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 40.4 % in 1991. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in USSR, 1961–1991
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 1991, arable land — share in agricultural land in USSR stood at 40.4 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in USSR peaked at 43.45 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 40.34 %, in 1990.
That places USSR 108th out of 248 countries with data for 1991, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in USSR, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 43.45 % | — |
| 1962 | 43.4 % | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 43.1 % | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 42.87 % | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 42.55 % | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 42.12 % | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 41.93 % | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 41.8 % | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 41.69 % | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 41.6 % | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 41.56 % | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 41.41 % | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 41.18 % | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 41.19 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 41.31 % | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 41.17 % | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 41.09 % | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 41.02 % | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 40.95 % | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 40.92 % | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 40.94 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 40.77 % | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 40.73 % | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 40.76 % | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 40.72 % | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 40.72 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 40.91 % | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 40.77 % | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 40.47 % | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 40.34 % | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 40.4 % | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42.55 % | 41.69 % | 43.45 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 41.25 % | 40.95 % | 41.6 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 40.77 % | 40.47 % | 40.94 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.37 % | 40.34 % | 40.4 % | 2 |
Countries ranked near USSR
- 105 Antigua and Barbuda 43.03 % compare
- 106 Ethiopia 42.65 %
- 107 Dominican Republic 42.07 % compare
- 109 Channel Islands 40.29 % compare
- 110 Senegal 40.26 % compare
- 111 Guadeloupe 40.17 % compare
More environment data for USSR
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (1991)
- Temperature change 0.637 °C (1991)
- Standard Deviation 0.487 °C (1991)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 10.62 million m3 (1991)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value 916,219 1000 USD (1991)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value 2.67 million 1000 USD (1991)
- Roundwood — Production 356.40 million m3 (1991)
- Roundwood — Import quantity 32,177 m3 (1991)
- Roundwood — Export value 692,734 1000 USD (1991)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 62.60 million m3 (1991)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in USSR?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in USSR was 40.4 % in 1991, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in USSR?
- The highest recorded value was 43.45 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in USSR?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.34 % in 1990.
- How does USSR rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- USSR ranks 108th out of 248 countries with data for 1991.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in USSR?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this USSR data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Arable land — Share in Agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.