Canada vs United States: Soybean yields
Canada
3.31 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
United States
3.41 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Canada rank
6th
United States rank
4th
Soybean yields over time
- Canada
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 3.41 tonnes per hectare against 3.31 tonnes per hectare in Canada, a difference of 0.1 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 6th and United States ranks 4th of 105 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 4 and United States in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.93 tonnes per hectare | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | 0.2466 tonnes per hectare | Canada |
| 1970s | 2.07 tonnes per hectare | 1.89 tonnes per hectare | 0.1867 tonnes per hectare | Canada |
| 1980s | 2.34 tonnes per hectare | 2.04 tonnes per hectare | 0.3051 tonnes per hectare | Canada |
| 1990s | 2.62 tonnes per hectare | 2.47 tonnes per hectare | 0.1484 tonnes per hectare | Canada |
| 2000s | 2.43 tonnes per hectare | 2.71 tonnes per hectare | 0.2772 tonnes per hectare | United States |
| 2010s | 2.85 tonnes per hectare | 3.12 tonnes per hectare | 0.2736 tonnes per hectare | United States |
| 2020s | 3.12 tonnes per hectare | 3.41 tonnes per hectare | 0.2939 tonnes per hectare | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher soybean yields, Canada or United States?
- United States, at 3.41 tonnes per hectare against 3.31 tonnes per hectare in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in soybean yields between Canada and United States?
- 0.1 tonnes per hectare, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Canada and United States rank globally for soybean yields?
- Canada ranks 6th and United States ranks 4th 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.