Paraguay vs Uruguay: Soybean yields
Paraguay
3.04 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Uruguay
3.23 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Paraguay rank
10th
Uruguay rank
8th
Soybean yields over time
- Paraguay
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 3.23 tonnes per hectare against 3.04 tonnes per hectare in Paraguay, a difference of 0.19 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Paraguay's.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Paraguay ahead.
Paraguay ranks 10th and Uruguay ranks 8th of 105 countries.
Paraguay has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Paraguay | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.13 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | Paraguay |
| 1970s | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | 0.326 tonnes per hectare | Paraguay |
| 1980s | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | 0.2341 tonnes per hectare | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 2.53 tonnes per hectare | 1.8 tonnes per hectare | 0.7204 tonnes per hectare | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 2.25 tonnes per hectare | 1.93 tonnes per hectare | 0.32 tonnes per hectare | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 2.69 tonnes per hectare | 2.27 tonnes per hectare | 0.4226 tonnes per hectare | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 2.65 tonnes per hectare | 2.14 tonnes per hectare | 0.5109 tonnes per hectare | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher soybean yields, Paraguay or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 3.23 tonnes per hectare against 3.04 tonnes per hectare in Paraguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in soybean yields between Paraguay and Uruguay?
- 0.19 tonnes per hectare, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Uruguay?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Paraguay and Uruguay rank globally for soybean yields?
- Paraguay ranks 10th 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
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.