Soya bean oil — Production in United States of America

United States of America: Soya bean oil — Production was 12.23 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
12.23 million t
Change on year
up 2.6%
Rank
6th
of 27 groups
All-time high
12.23 million t
in 2023
All-time low
2.00 million t
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Soya bean oil — Production in United States of America, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

The most recent figure for soya bean oil — production in United States of America is 12.23 million t, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 33.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, soya bean oil — production in United States of America peaked at 12.23 million t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.00 million t, in 1961.

United States of America ranks 6th of 27 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Soya bean oil — Production in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Soya bean oil — Production in United States of America, 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 2.00 million t
1962 2.17 million t +8.4%
1963 2.31 million t +6.3%
1964 2.19 million t -5.3%
1965 2.33 million t +6.7%
1966 2.63 million t +12.7%
1967 2.76 million t +4.8%
1968 2.74 million t -0.7%
1969 2.96 million t +8.3%
1970 3.59 million t +21.0%
1971 3.75 million t +4.6%
1972 3.58 million t -4.5%
1973 3.40 million t -5.0%
1974 4.08 million t +19.9%
1975 3.35 million t -18.0%
1976 4.37 million t +30.6%
1977 3.89 million t -10.9%
1978 4.67 million t +19.9%
1979 5.14 million t +10.1%
1980 5.49 million t +6.9%
1981 5.11 million t -6.9%
1982 4.98 million t -2.6%
1983 5.46 million t +9.7%
1984 4.93 million t -9.7%
1985 5.20 million t +5.5%
1986 5.27 million t +1.3%
1987 5.80 million t +10.1%
1988 5.88 million t +1.5%
1989 5.32 million t -9.5%
1990 5.90 million t +10.8%
1991 6.08 million t +3.1%
1992 6.51 million t +7.0%
1993 6.25 million t -3.9%
1994 6.33 million t +1.2%
1995 7.08 million t +11.9%
1996 6.91 million t -2.4%
1997 7.14 million t +3.4%
1998 8.23 million t +15.2%
1999 8.20 million t -0.4%
2000 8.36 million t +1.9%
2001 8.57 million t +2.6%
2002 8.36 million t -2.5%
2003 7.75 million t -7.3%
2004 7.88 million t +1.7%
2005 9.25 million t +17.4%
2006 9.26 million t +0.1%
2007 9.34 million t +0.8%
2008 8.50 million t -8.9%
2009 8.89 million t +4.5%
2010 8.56 million t -3.7%
2011 8.95 million t +4.6%
2012 8.99 million t +0.4%
2013 9.17 million t +2.0%
2014 9.71 million t +5.9%
2015 9.86 million t +1.6%
2016 10.02 million t +1.7%
2017 10.38 million t +3.6%
2018 10.88 million t +4.9%
2019 11.29 million t +3.7%
2020 11.33 million t +0.4%
2021 11.84 million t +4.5%
2022 11.91 million t +0.6%
2023 12.23 million t +2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2.45 million t 2.00 million t 2.96 million t 9
1970s 3.98 million t 3.35 million t 5.14 million t 10
1980s 5.35 million t 4.93 million t 5.88 million t 10
1990s 6.86 million t 5.90 million t 8.23 million t 10
2000s 8.61 million t 7.75 million t 9.34 million t 10
2010s 9.78 million t 8.56 million t 11.29 million t 10
2020s 11.83 million t 11.33 million t 12.23 million t 4

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 3 Brazil 10.89 million t compare
  2. 3 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 449,000 t compare
  3. 4 Argentina 5.28 million t compare
  4. 4 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 398,524 t compare
  5. 5 India 2.09 million t compare
  6. 5 Türkiye 328,300 t compare
  7. 6 Russian Federation 1.02 million t compare
  8. 6 Viet Nam 222,700 t compare
  9. 7 Mexico 993,791 t compare
  10. 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 43,306 t compare
  11. 8 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 20,000 t compare
  12. 8 Paraguay 634,400 t compare
  13. 9 Germany 606,500 t compare

See the full ranking of 147 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is soya bean oil — production in United States of America?
Soya bean oil — production in United States of America was 12.23 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest soya bean oil — production recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 12.23 million t in 2023.
What is the lowest soya bean oil — production recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 2.00 million t in 1961.
How does United States of America rank for soya bean oil — production?
United States of America ranks 6th out of 27 groups with data for 2023.
Is soya bean oil — production rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United States of America data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Soya bean oil — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Soya bean oil — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
147 places, 7,531 data points, 1961–2023
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