Côte d'Ivoire vs South Africa: Soybean yields
Côte d'Ivoire
1.46 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
South Africa
1.61 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Côte d'Ivoire rank
66th
South Africa rank
64th
Soybean yields over time
- Côte d'Ivoire
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 1.61 tonnes per hectare against 1.46 tonnes per hectare in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 0.15 tonnes per hectare.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Côte d'Ivoire's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was South Africa ahead.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 66th and South Africa ranks 64th of 106 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Côte d'Ivoire | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4875 tonnes per hectare | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | 0.6614 tonnes per hectare | South Africa |
| 1980s | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | 0.2358 tonnes per hectare | South Africa |
| 1990s | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | 0.1701 tonnes per hectare | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.9082 tonnes per hectare | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | 0.761 tonnes per hectare | South Africa |
| 2010s | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | 0.3541 tonnes per hectare | South Africa |
| 2020s | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | 2.1 tonnes per hectare | 0.6356 tonnes per hectare | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher soybean yields, Côte d'Ivoire or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 1.61 tonnes per hectare against 1.46 tonnes per hectare in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2024.
- What is the difference in soybean yields between Côte d'Ivoire and South Africa?
- 0.15 tonnes per hectare, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and South Africa?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Côte d'Ivoire and South Africa rank globally for soybean yields?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 66th and South Africa ranks 64th 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.