Japan vs Taiwan: Soybean yields
Japan
1.64 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Taiwan
1.67 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Japan rank
59th
Taiwan rank
57th
Soybean yields over time
- Japan
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 1.67 tonnes per hectare against 1.64 tonnes per hectare in Japan, a difference of 0.03 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 59th and Taiwan ranks 57th of 105 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Taiwan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 0.0785 tonnes per hectare | Japan |
| 1970s | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | 0.2036 tonnes per hectare | Taiwan |
| 1980s | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | 0.0966 tonnes per hectare | Taiwan |
| 1990s | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | 2.16 tonnes per hectare | 0.5696 tonnes per hectare | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | 2.05 tonnes per hectare | 0.3773 tonnes per hectare | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | 0.0466 tonnes per hectare | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | 0.2476 tonnes per hectare | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher soybean yields, Japan or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 1.67 tonnes per hectare against 1.64 tonnes per hectare in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in soybean yields between Japan and Taiwan?
- 0.03 tonnes per hectare, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Taiwan?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Taiwan rank globally for soybean yields?
- Japan ranks 59th and Taiwan ranks 57th 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.