Brazil vs Canada: Soybean yields
Brazil
3.15 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Canada
3.31 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Brazil rank
9th
Canada rank
6th
Soybean yields over time
- Brazil
- Canada
How they compare
Canada currently reports 3.31 tonnes per hectare against 3.15 tonnes per hectare in Brazil, a difference of 0.16 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Canada ahead.
Brazil ranks 9th and Canada ranks 6th of 106 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Canada in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | 1.93 tonnes per hectare | 0.8527 tonnes per hectare | Canada |
| 1970s | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | 2.07 tonnes per hectare | 0.6307 tonnes per hectare | Canada |
| 1980s | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | 2.34 tonnes per hectare | 0.6152 tonnes per hectare | Canada |
| 1990s | 2.11 tonnes per hectare | 2.62 tonnes per hectare | 0.5103 tonnes per hectare | Canada |
| 2000s | 2.57 tonnes per hectare | 2.43 tonnes per hectare | 0.1324 tonnes per hectare | Brazil |
| 2010s | 3.04 tonnes per hectare | 2.85 tonnes per hectare | 0.1907 tonnes per hectare | Brazil |
| 2020s | 3.25 tonnes per hectare | 3.12 tonnes per hectare | 0.1317 tonnes per hectare | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher soybean yields, Brazil or Canada?
- Canada, at 3.31 tonnes per hectare against 3.15 tonnes per hectare in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in soybean yields between Brazil and Canada?
- 0.16 tonnes per hectare, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Canada?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Canada rank globally for soybean yields?
- Brazil ranks 9th and Canada ranks 6th of 106 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.