Brazil vs Germany: Soybean yields
Brazil
3.15 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Germany
3.25 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Brazil rank
9th
Germany rank
7th
Soybean yields over time
- Brazil
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 3.25 tonnes per hectare against 3.15 tonnes per hectare in Brazil, a difference of 0.1 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Germany ahead.
Brazil ranks 9th and Germany ranks 7th of 106 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Germany in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.97 tonnes per hectare | 2.47 tonnes per hectare | 0.4946 tonnes per hectare | Germany |
| 1990s | 2.11 tonnes per hectare | 2.22 tonnes per hectare | 0.1147 tonnes per hectare | Germany |
| 2000s | 2.62 tonnes per hectare | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | Brazil |
| 2010s | 3.04 tonnes per hectare | 2.33 tonnes per hectare | 0.713 tonnes per hectare | Brazil |
| 2020s | 3.25 tonnes per hectare | 2.85 tonnes per hectare | 0.3959 tonnes per hectare | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher soybean yields, Brazil or Germany?
- Germany, at 3.25 tonnes per hectare against 3.15 tonnes per hectare in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in soybean yields between Brazil and Germany?
- 0.1 tonnes per hectare, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Germany?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Germany rank globally for soybean yields?
- Brazil ranks 9th and Germany ranks 7th 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.