Brazil vs Paraguay: Soybean yields

Brazil
3.15 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Paraguay
3.04 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Brazil rank
9th
Paraguay rank
10th

Soybean yields over time

  • Brazil
  • Paraguay
123196119922024

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 3.15 tonnes per hectare against 3.04 tonnes per hectare in Paraguay, a difference of 0.11 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Paraguay ahead.

Brazil ranks 9th and Paraguay ranks 10th of 105 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 4 and Paraguay in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Paraguay Difference Ahead
1960s 1.08 tonnes per hectare 2.13 tonnes per hectare 1.05 tonnes per hectare Paraguay
1970s 1.44 tonnes per hectare 1.45 tonnes per hectare 0.0118 tonnes per hectare Paraguay
1980s 1.73 tonnes per hectare 1.64 tonnes per hectare 0.0923 tonnes per hectare Brazil
1990s 2.11 tonnes per hectare 2.53 tonnes per hectare 0.4171 tonnes per hectare Paraguay
2000s 2.57 tonnes per hectare 2.25 tonnes per hectare 0.3167 tonnes per hectare Brazil
2010s 3.04 tonnes per hectare 2.69 tonnes per hectare 0.3486 tonnes per hectare Brazil
2020s 3.25 tonnes per hectare 2.65 tonnes per hectare 0.5952 tonnes per hectare Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher soybean yields, Brazil or Paraguay?
Brazil, at 3.15 tonnes per hectare against 3.04 tonnes per hectare in Paraguay as of 2024.
What is the difference in soybean yields between Brazil and Paraguay?
0.11 tonnes per hectare, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Paraguay?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Brazil and Paraguay rank globally for soybean yields?
Brazil ranks 9th 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.