Spain vs United States: Soybean yields
Spain
3.51 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
United States
3.41 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Spain rank
3rd
United States rank
4th
Soybean yields over time
- Spain
- United States
How they compare
Spain currently reports 3.51 tonnes per hectare against 3.41 tonnes per hectare in United States, a difference of 0.1 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United States ahead.
Spain ranks 3rd and United States ranks 4th of 105 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 1 and United States in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | 1.89 tonnes per hectare | 0.2712 tonnes per hectare | United States |
| 1980s | 2.06 tonnes per hectare | 2.04 tonnes per hectare | 0.0203 tonnes per hectare | Spain |
| 1990s | 2.07 tonnes per hectare | 2.47 tonnes per hectare | 0.3954 tonnes per hectare | United States |
| 2000s | 2.53 tonnes per hectare | 2.71 tonnes per hectare | 0.1854 tonnes per hectare | United States |
| 2010s | 2.87 tonnes per hectare | 3.12 tonnes per hectare | 0.2547 tonnes per hectare | United States |
| 2020s | 3.14 tonnes per hectare | 3.41 tonnes per hectare | 0.267 tonnes per hectare | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher soybean yields, Spain or United States?
- Spain, at 3.51 tonnes per hectare against 3.41 tonnes per hectare in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in soybean yields between Spain and United States?
- 0.1 tonnes per hectare, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United States?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Spain and United States rank globally for soybean yields?
- Spain ranks 3rd and United States ranks 4th 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.