Australia vs Brazil: Soybean yields
Australia
2.97 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Brazil
3.15 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Australia rank
12th
Brazil rank
9th
Soybean yields over time
- Australia
- Brazil
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 3.15 tonnes per hectare against 2.97 tonnes per hectare in Australia, a difference of 0.18 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Brazil ahead.
Australia ranks 12th and Brazil ranks 9th of 105 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Brazil in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6132 tonnes per hectare | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | 0.4636 tonnes per hectare | Brazil |
| 1970s | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | 0.0867 tonnes per hectare | Australia |
| 1980s | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | 0.0857 tonnes per hectare | Brazil |
| 1990s | 1.81 tonnes per hectare | 2.11 tonnes per hectare | 0.2949 tonnes per hectare | Brazil |
| 2000s | 1.89 tonnes per hectare | 2.57 tonnes per hectare | 0.672 tonnes per hectare | Brazil |
| 2010s | 1.66 tonnes per hectare | 3.04 tonnes per hectare | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | Brazil |
| 2020s | 2.24 tonnes per hectare | 3.25 tonnes per hectare | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher soybean yields, Australia or Brazil?
- Brazil, at 3.15 tonnes per hectare against 2.97 tonnes per hectare in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in soybean yields between Australia and Brazil?
- 0.18 tonnes per hectare, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Brazil?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Brazil rank globally for soybean yields?
- Australia ranks 12th and Brazil ranks 9th 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
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.