Australia vs Paraguay: Soybean yields

Australia
2.97 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Paraguay
3.04 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Australia rank
12th
Paraguay rank
10th

Soybean yields over time

  • Australia
  • Paraguay
0123196119922024

How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 3.04 tonnes per hectare against 2.97 tonnes per hectare in Australia, a difference of 0.07 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 22 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Paraguay ahead.

Australia ranks 12th and Paraguay ranks 10th of 105 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Paraguay in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Paraguay Difference Ahead
1960s 0.6132 tonnes per hectare 2.13 tonnes per hectare 1.52 tonnes per hectare Paraguay
1970s 1.53 tonnes per hectare 1.45 tonnes per hectare 0.0749 tonnes per hectare Australia
1980s 1.64 tonnes per hectare 1.64 tonnes per hectare 0.0066 tonnes per hectare Australia
1990s 1.81 tonnes per hectare 2.53 tonnes per hectare 0.712 tonnes per hectare Paraguay
2000s 1.89 tonnes per hectare 2.25 tonnes per hectare 0.3553 tonnes per hectare Paraguay
2010s 1.66 tonnes per hectare 2.69 tonnes per hectare 1.03 tonnes per hectare Paraguay
2020s 2.24 tonnes per hectare 2.65 tonnes per hectare 0.4116 tonnes per hectare Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher soybean yields, Australia or Paraguay?
Paraguay, at 3.04 tonnes per hectare against 2.97 tonnes per hectare in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in soybean yields between Australia and Paraguay?
0.07 tonnes per hectare, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Paraguay?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Australia and Paraguay rank globally for soybean yields?
Australia ranks 12th and Paraguay ranks 10th 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.