Italy vs Uruguay: Soybean yields

Italy
3.34 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Uruguay
3.23 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Italy rank
5th
Uruguay rank
8th

Soybean yields over time

  • Italy
  • Uruguay
1234196119922024

How they compare

Italy currently reports 3.34 tonnes per hectare against 3.23 tonnes per hectare in Uruguay, a difference of 0.11 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 5th and Uruguay ranks 8th of 105 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Uruguay Difference Ahead
1960s 1.91 tonnes per hectare 1 tonnes per hectare 0.905 tonnes per hectare Italy
1970s 2.53 tonnes per hectare 1.13 tonnes per hectare 1.4 tonnes per hectare Italy
1980s 3.06 tonnes per hectare 1.4 tonnes per hectare 1.66 tonnes per hectare Italy
1990s 3.5 tonnes per hectare 1.8 tonnes per hectare 1.69 tonnes per hectare Italy
2000s 3.39 tonnes per hectare 1.93 tonnes per hectare 1.46 tonnes per hectare Italy
2010s 3.5 tonnes per hectare 2.27 tonnes per hectare 1.23 tonnes per hectare Italy
2020s 3.36 tonnes per hectare 2.14 tonnes per hectare 1.21 tonnes per hectare Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher soybean yields, Italy or Uruguay?
Italy, at 3.34 tonnes per hectare against 3.23 tonnes per hectare in Uruguay as of 2024.
What is the difference in soybean yields between Italy and Uruguay?
0.11 tonnes per hectare, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Uruguay?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Italy and Uruguay rank globally for soybean yields?
Italy ranks 5th and Uruguay ranks 8th 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.