Soy production, yield and area harvested by country
Shown is the change in soy production, yield and area used to grow the crop over time.
Countries reporting
109
Highest
144.47 million tonnes
Brazil
Lowest
0 tonnes
French Guiana
Median
36,705 tonnes
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
5,570
What the numbers show
Soy production, yield and area harvested is currently reported for 109 countries. The highest value is 144.47 million tonnes in Brazil; the lowest is 0 tonnes in French Guiana.
The median across all reporting countries is 36,705 tonnes, and the mean is 3.66 million tonnes.
Over the past decade 65 countries rose and 37 fell. The largest increase was in Uzbekistan (up 5,333.6%), and the largest decrease in Chile (down 100.0%).
Soy production, yield and area harvested: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 144.47 million tonnes | 2024 | up 66.5% | volatile |
| 2 | United States | 118.84 million tonnes | 2024 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 3 | Argentina | 48.21 million tonnes | 2024 | down 9.7% | volatile |
| 4 | China | 20.65 million tonnes | 2024 | up 69.9% | rising |
| 5 | India | 15.13 million tonnes | 2024 | up 45.9% | volatile |
| 6 | Paraguay | 11.10 million tonnes | 2024 | up 11.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Canada | 7.57 million tonnes | 2024 | up 25.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Russia | 7.00 million tonnes | 2024 | up 196.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Ukraine | 6.64 million tonnes | 2024 | up 70.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Bolivia | 3.22 million tonnes | 2024 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Uruguay | 3.06 million tonnes | 2024 | down 3.1% | volatile |
| 12 | South Africa | 1.85 million tonnes | 2024 | up 94.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Nigeria | 1.15 million tonnes | 2024 | up 84.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Italy | 1.13 million tonnes | 2024 | up 20.6% | volatile |
| 15 | USSR | 814,000 tonnes | 1991 | up 65.8% | rising |
| 16 | Benin | 652,454 tonnes | 2024 | up 554.2% | volatile |
| 17 | France | 398,540 tonnes | 2024 | up 75.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Serbia | 346,808 tonnes | 2024 | down 36.5% | rising |
| 19 | Romania | 316,760 tonnes | 2024 | up 56.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Malawi | 305,000 tonnes | 2024 | up 130.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Togo | 284,342 tonnes | 2024 | up 1,430.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Ghana | 270,000 tonnes | 2024 | up 90.9% | rising |
| 23 | Mexico | 265,333 tonnes | 2024 | down 31.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Hungary | 258,890 tonnes | 2024 | up 124.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Croatia | 255,080 tonnes | 2024 | up 94.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Japan | 252,400 tonnes | 2024 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 27 | Austria | 249,130 tonnes | 2024 | up 110.9% | volatile |
| 28 | Ethiopia | 240,000 tonnes | 2024 | up 140.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Colombia | 235,454 tonnes | 2024 | up 161.2% | rising |
| 30 | Indonesia | 227,367 tonnes | 2024 | down 76.2% | volatile |
| 31 | Kazakhstan | 207,503 tonnes | 2024 | down 4.8% | volatile |
| 32 | Iran | 200,000 tonnes | 2024 | up 40.3% | volatile |
| 33 | North Korea | 180,000 tonnes | 2024 | down 48.6% | rising |
| 33 | Turkey | 180,000 tonnes | 2024 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Zambia | 169,700 tonnes | 2024 | down 20.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Uganda | 155,000 tonnes | 2024 | up 455.0% | volatile |
| 37 | South Korea | 154,954 tonnes | 2024 | up 11.3% | falling |
| 38 | Slovakia | 152,740 tonnes | 2024 | up 82.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Myanmar | 140,000 tonnes | 2024 | down 10.5% | volatile |
| 40 | Burkina Faso | 138,052 tonnes | 2024 | up 817.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Germany | 131,800 tonnes | 2024 | up 632.2% | volatile |
| 42 | Cameroon | 116,690 tonnes | 2024 | up 799.3% | volatile |
| 43 | Bangladesh | 106,833 tonnes | 2024 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 44 | Poland | 80,960 tonnes | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 45 | Egypt | 75,000 tonnes | 2024 | up 88.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Czechia | 73,670 tonnes | 2024 | up 346.7% | volatile |
| 47 | Mozambique | 70,000 tonnes | 2024 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 48 | Zimbabwe | 69,291 tonnes | 2024 | down 2.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Australia | 65,300 tonnes | 2024 | up 104.4% | volatile |
| 50 | Cambodia | 51,000 tonnes | 2024 | down 51.1% | volatile |
| 51 | Angola | 46,857 tonnes | 2024 | up 240.5% | volatile |
| 52 | Vietnam | 46,127 tonnes | 2024 | down 70.5% | volatile |
| 53 | Guatemala | 45,000 tonnes | 2024 | up 18.4% | volatile |
| 54 | Tanzania | 42,738 tonnes | 2024 | up 609.3% | volatile |
| 55 | Rwanda | 36,705 tonnes | 2024 | up 105.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 31,579 tonnes | 2024 | up 250.1% | volatile |
| 57 | Moldova | 31,555 tonnes | 2024 | down 71.1% | volatile |
| 58 | Nepal | 28,520 tonnes | 2024 | up 1.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 28,401 tonnes | 2024 | up 35.6% | volatile |
| 60 | Belize | 26,404 tonnes | 2024 | up 581.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Ecuador | 24,711 tonnes | 2024 | down 24.4% | volatile |
| 62 | Mali | 22,814 tonnes | 2024 | up 948.9% | volatile |
| 63 | Kenya | 17,417 tonnes | 2024 | up 635.5% | volatile |
| 64 | Thailand | 16,347 tonnes | 2024 | down 72.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Uzbekistan | 12,606 tonnes | 2024 | up 5,333.6% | volatile |
| 66 | Slovenia | 11,640 tonnes | 2024 | up 1,012.8% | volatile |
| 67 | Venezuela | 11,057 tonnes | 2024 | up 139.3% | volatile |
| 68 | Spain | 10,940 tonnes | 2024 | up 312.8% | volatile |
| 69 | Nicaragua | 10,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 40.9% | volatile |
| 70 | Laos | 7,879 tonnes | 2024 | down 53.7% | volatile |
| 71 | Switzerland | 7,479 tonnes | 2024 | up 92.7% | volatile |
| 72 | Sri Lanka | 6,196 tonnes | 2024 | down 8.7% | volatile |
| 73 | El Salvador | 5,380 tonnes | 2024 | up 8.6% | volatile |
| 74 | Taiwan | 5,000 tonnes | 2024 | up 326.3% | volatile |
| 75 | Gabon | 4,015 tonnes | 2024 | down 5.3% | volatile |
| 76 | Syria | 3,610 tonnes | 2024 | up 1,091.4% | volatile |
| 77 | Liberia | 3,426 tonnes | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 78 | Kyrgyzstan | 2,549 tonnes | 2024 | up 321.3% | volatile |
| 79 | Greece | 2,490 tonnes | 2024 | down 68.3% | volatile |
| 80 | Peru | 2,230 tonnes | 2024 | up 5.3% | volatile |
| 81 | Honduras | 2,193 tonnes | 2024 | down 0.3% | volatile |
| 82 | Burundi | 2,165 tonnes | 2024 | down 40.6% | volatile |
| 83 | Lithuania | 2,040 tonnes | 2024 | down 40.9% | falling |
| 84 | Georgia | 2,000 tonnes | 2024 | down 0.8% | volatile |
| 85 | Morocco | 1,000 tonnes | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 86 | East Timor | 860.62 tonnes | 2024 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 87 | Albania | 813.2 tonnes | 2024 | up 132.3% | volatile |
| 88 | Bulgaria | 630 tonnes | 2024 | down 14.4% | volatile |
| 89 | Cote d'Ivoire | 572.17 tonnes | 2024 | up 40.5% | volatile |
| 90 | Philippines | 505.74 tonnes | 2024 | down 27.2% | volatile |
| 91 | Panama | 96.32 tonnes | 2024 | down 6.3% | volatile |
| 92 | Bhutan | 79.65 tonnes | 2024 | down 73.6% | volatile |
| 93 | North Macedonia | 55.29 tonnes | 2024 | down 62.9% | volatile |
| 94 | Luxembourg | 50 tonnes | 2024 | — | rising |
| 95 | Madagascar | 47.91 tonnes | 2024 | up 2.4% | volatile |
| 96 | Iraq | 34.17 tonnes | 2024 | up 36.1% | volatile |
| 97 | Azerbaijan | 29.73 tonnes | 2024 | up 6.4% | volatile |
| 98 | Tajikistan | 20.75 tonnes | 2024 | up 4.2% | volatile |
| 99 | French Polynesia | 11.47 tonnes | 2024 | down 50.1% | falling |
| 100 | Pakistan | 3 tonnes | 2024 | down 95.2% | volatile |
| 101 | Suriname | 2.35 tonnes | 2024 | down 73.9% | volatile |
| 102 | Chile | 0 tonnes | 1992 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Costa Rica | 0 tonnes | 1993 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Guyana | 0 tonnes | 1992 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Jordan | 0 tonnes | 1995 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Malaysia | 0 tonnes | 1991 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 102 | New Zealand | 0 tonnes | 1992 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Senegal | 0 tonnes | 1992 | — | volatile |
| 102 | French Guiana | 0 tonnes | 1992 | — | volatile |
About this data
Shown is the change in soy production, yield and area used to grow the crop over time.