Which has higher soybean yields, United States or USSR?

United States, at 3.41 against 1.01 in USSR as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for United States and USSR?

31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.

Our World in Data, published as Soybean yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

United States

3.41

in 2024

USSR

1.01

in 1991

United States rank

4th

USSR rank

1st

United States currently reports 3.41 against 1.01 in USSR, a difference of 2.4.

That makes United States's figure about 3.4 times USSR's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

United States ranks 4th and USSR ranks 1st of 105 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Decade	United States	USSR	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1.68	0.537	1.15	United States
1970s	1.89	0.6146	1.27	United States
1980s	2.04	0.7871	1.25	United States
1990s	2.3	1.03	1.26	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher soybean yields, United States or USSR?: United States, at 3.41 against 1.01 in USSR as of 2024.
What is the difference in soybean yields between United States and USSR?: 2.4, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United States and USSR?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do United States and USSR rank globally for soybean yields?: United States ranks 4th and USSR ranks 1st of 105 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Our World in Data, published as Soybean yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.