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