Japan vs Thailand: Soybean yields

Japan
1.64 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Thailand
1.64 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Japan rank
59th
Thailand rank
61st

Soybean yields over time

  • Japan
  • Thailand
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 1.64 tonnes per hectare against 1.64 tonnes per hectare in Thailand, a difference of 0 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 59th and Thailand ranks 61st of 105 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 6 and Thailand in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Thailand Difference Ahead
1960s 1.28 tonnes per hectare 0.9901 tonnes per hectare 0.2913 tonnes per hectare Japan
1970s 1.39 tonnes per hectare 0.978 tonnes per hectare 0.4074 tonnes per hectare Japan
1980s 1.62 tonnes per hectare 1.19 tonnes per hectare 0.4347 tonnes per hectare Japan
1990s 1.59 tonnes per hectare 1.39 tonnes per hectare 0.1982 tonnes per hectare Japan
2000s 1.68 tonnes per hectare 1.55 tonnes per hectare 0.1245 tonnes per hectare Japan
2010s 1.63 tonnes per hectare 1.56 tonnes per hectare 0.0655 tonnes per hectare Japan
2020s 1.63 tonnes per hectare 1.64 tonnes per hectare 0.0111 tonnes per hectare Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher soybean yields, Japan or Thailand?
Japan, at 1.64 tonnes per hectare against 1.64 tonnes per hectare in Thailand as of 2024.
What is the difference in soybean yields between Japan and Thailand?
0 tonnes per hectare, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Thailand?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Japan and Thailand rank globally for soybean yields?
Japan ranks 59th and Thailand ranks 61st 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.