Argentina vs Ethiopia: Soybean yields

Argentina
2.94 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Ethiopia
2.67 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Argentina rank
13th
Ethiopia rank
16th

Soybean yields over time

  • Argentina
  • Ethiopia
0123196119922024

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 2.94 tonnes per hectare against 2.67 tonnes per hectare in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.27 tonnes per hectare.

That makes Argentina's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 13th and Ethiopia ranks 16th of 105 countries.

Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Ethiopia Difference Ahead
1990s 2.17 tonnes per hectare 0.9202 tonnes per hectare 1.25 tonnes per hectare Argentina
2000s 2.56 tonnes per hectare 0.7807 tonnes per hectare 1.78 tonnes per hectare Argentina
2010s 2.81 tonnes per hectare 2.64 tonnes per hectare 0.1705 tonnes per hectare Argentina
2020s 2.64 tonnes per hectare 2.51 tonnes per hectare 0.1254 tonnes per hectare Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher soybean yields, Argentina or Ethiopia?
Argentina, at 2.94 tonnes per hectare against 2.67 tonnes per hectare in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in soybean yields between Argentina and Ethiopia?
0.27 tonnes per hectare, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Ethiopia?
32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
How do Argentina and Ethiopia rank globally for soybean yields?
Argentina ranks 13th and Ethiopia ranks 16th of 105 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Soybean yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Soybean yields
Unit
tonnes per hectare
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
106 places, 4,851 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.