Colombia vs Laos: Soybean yields
Colombia
2.52 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Laos
2.59 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Colombia rank
23rd
Laos rank
21st
Soybean yields over time
- Colombia
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 2.59 tonnes per hectare against 2.52 tonnes per hectare in Colombia, a difference of 0.07 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 23rd and Laos ranks 21st of 105 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 6 and Laos in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.66 tonnes per hectare | 0.9756 tonnes per hectare | 0.6844 tonnes per hectare | Colombia |
| 1970s | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | 0.9323 tonnes per hectare | 0.9898 tonnes per hectare | Colombia |
| 1980s | 1.98 tonnes per hectare | 0.7319 tonnes per hectare | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | Colombia |
| 1990s | 2.04 tonnes per hectare | 0.8416 tonnes per hectare | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | Colombia |
| 2000s | 2.14 tonnes per hectare | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | Colombia |
| 2010s | 2.55 tonnes per hectare | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | 0.8395 tonnes per hectare | Colombia |
| 2020s | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | 2.52 tonnes per hectare | 0.0228 tonnes per hectare | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher soybean yields, Colombia or Laos?
- Laos, at 2.59 tonnes per hectare against 2.52 tonnes per hectare in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in soybean yields between Colombia and Laos?
- 0.07 tonnes per hectare, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Laos?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Laos rank globally for soybean yields?
- Colombia ranks 23rd and Laos ranks 21st 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.