South America vs Uruguay: Soya beans — Yield

South America
3,062 kg/ha
in 2024
Uruguay
3,226 kg/ha
in 2024
South America rank
5th
Uruguay rank
7th

Soya beans — Yield over time

  • South America
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 3,226 kg/ha against 3,062 kg/ha in South America, a difference of 164 kg/ha.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times South America's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South America ahead.

South America ranks 5th and Uruguay ranks 7th of 31 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade South America Uruguay Difference Ahead
1960s 1,125 kg/ha 1,000 kg/ha 125.16 kg/ha South America
1970s 1,481 kg/ha 1,128 kg/ha 352.11 kg/ha South America
1980s 1,786 kg/ha 1,403 kg/ha 382.75 kg/ha South America
1990s 2,143 kg/ha 1,805 kg/ha 338.54 kg/ha South America
2000s 2,523 kg/ha 1,930 kg/ha 593.55 kg/ha South America
2010s 2,901 kg/ha 2,268 kg/ha 633.98 kg/ha South America
2020s 3,022 kg/ha 2,143 kg/ha 878.84 kg/ha South America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher soya beans — yield, South America or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 3,226 kg/ha against 3,062 kg/ha in South America as of 2024.
What is the difference in soya beans — yield between South America and Uruguay?
164 kg/ha, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South America and Uruguay?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do South America and Uruguay rank globally for soya beans — yield?
South America ranks 5th and Uruguay ranks 7th of 31 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Soya beans — Yield. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Soya beans — Yield
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
142 places, 6,814 data points, 1961–2024
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