Europe vs Uruguay: Soya beans — Area harvested

Europe
8.23 million ha
in 2024
Uruguay
950,000 ha
in 2024
Europe rank
5th
Uruguay rank
12th

Soya beans — Area harvested over time

  • Europe
  • Uruguay
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M196119922024

How they compare

Europe currently reports 8.23 million ha against 950,000 ha in Uruguay, a difference of 7.28 million ha.

That makes Europe's figure about 8.7 times Uruguay's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Europe has been ahead every year.

Europe ranks 5th and Uruguay ranks 12th of 34 groups.

Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe Uruguay Difference Ahead
1960s 873,476 ha 1,000 ha 872,476 ha Europe
1970s 1.09 million ha 12,682 ha 1.08 million ha Europe
1980s 1.56 million ha 28,108 ha 1.54 million ha Europe
1990s 1.26 million ha 10,890 ha 1.24 million ha Europe
2000s 1.52 million ha 236,904 ha 1.29 million ha Europe
2010s 4.43 million ha 1.06 million ha 3.37 million ha Europe
2020s 6.38 million ha 955,300 ha 5.43 million ha Europe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher soya beans — area harvested, Europe or Uruguay?
Europe, at 8.23 million ha against 950,000 ha in Uruguay as of 2024.
What is the difference in soya beans — area harvested between Europe and Uruguay?
7.28 million ha, with Europe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe and Uruguay?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Europe and Uruguay rank globally for soya beans — area harvested?
Europe ranks 5th and Uruguay ranks 12th of 34 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Soya beans — Area harvested. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Soya beans — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
151 places, 7,582 data points, 1961–2024
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