Cropland — Area per capita in USSR
USSR: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.78 ha/cap in 1991. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in USSR, 1961–1991
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — area per capita in USSR is 0.78 ha/cap, measured in 1991. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in USSR peaked at 1.1 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.78 ha/cap, in 1991.
That places USSR 10th out of 232 countries with data for 1991, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.03 ha/cap | 0.97 ha/cap | 1.1 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.921 ha/cap | 0.88 ha/cap | 0.96 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.838 ha/cap | 0.8 ha/cap | 0.87 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.785 ha/cap | 0.78 ha/cap | 0.79 ha/cap | 2 |
Countries ranked near USSR
- 7 Ukraine 0.89 ha/cap
- 8 Russian Federation 0.85 ha/cap
- 9 Lithuania 0.81 ha/cap
- 11 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 0.76 ha/cap compare
- 12 Latvia 0.73 ha/cap
- 13 Republic of Moldova 0.69 ha/cap
More environment data for USSR
- Agriculture — Area 555,420 1000 ha (1991)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 41.22 % (1991)
- Cropland — Area 228,920 1000 ha (1991)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 351.31 USD_PPP/ha (1991)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 25.33 % (1991)
- Agricultural land — Area 555,420 1000 ha (1991)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 26.09 g/Int$ (1991)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 22.24 kg/ha (1991)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 17.4 kg/cap (1991)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 10.44 % (1991)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area per capita in USSR?
- Cropland — area per capita in USSR was 0.78 ha/cap in 1991, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in USSR?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 ha/cap in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in USSR?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.78 ha/cap in 1991.
- How does USSR rank for cropland — area per capita?
- USSR ranks 10th out of 232 countries with data for 1991.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in USSR?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. 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 Cropland — Area per capita. 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.