Soya beans — Gross per capita Production Index Number in South America
South America: Soya beans — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 118.63 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Soya beans — Gross per capita Production Index Number in South America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
South America recorded 118.63 for soya beans — gross per capita production index number in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.9% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, soya beans — gross per capita production index number in South America peaked at 118.63 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.48, in 1961.
That places South America 15th out of 26 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Soya beans — Gross per capita Production Index Number in South America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.48 | — |
| 1962 | 0.6 | +25.0% |
| 1963 | 0.58 | -3.3% |
| 1964 | 0.57 | -1.7% |
| 1965 | 0.89 | +56.1% |
| 1966 | 0.97 | +9.0% |
| 1967 | 1.15 | +18.6% |
| 1968 | 1.09 | -5.2% |
| 1969 | 1.62 | +48.6% |
| 1970 | 2.19 | +35.2% |
| 1971 | 2.9 | +32.4% |
| 1972 | 4.29 | +47.9% |
| 1973 | 6.59 | +53.6% |
| 1974 | 10.15 | +54.0% |
| 1975 | 12.35 | +21.7% |
| 1976 | 13.78 | +11.6% |
| 1977 | 15.77 | +14.4% |
| 1978 | 13.45 | -14.7% |
| 1979 | 15.41 | +14.6% |
| 1980 | 19.9 | +29.1% |
| 1981 | 19.76 | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 17.59 | -11.0% |
| 1983 | 18.77 | +6.7% |
| 1984 | 22.22 | +18.4% |
| 1985 | 24.03 | +8.1% |
| 1986 | 19.46 | -19.0% |
| 1987 | 22.41 | +15.2% |
| 1988 | 25.73 | +14.8% |
| 1989 | 27.78 | +8.0% |
| 1990 | 27.48 | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 22.47 | -18.2% |
| 1992 | 25.91 | +15.3% |
| 1993 | 28.54 | +10.2% |
| 1994 | 30.6 | +7.2% |
| 1995 | 31.34 | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 29.29 | -6.5% |
| 1997 | 30.42 | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 39.36 | +29.4% |
| 1999 | 39.5 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 40.44 | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 48.51 | +20.0% |
| 2002 | 52.87 | +9.0% |
| 2003 | 63.08 | +19.3% |
| 2004 | 58.25 | -7.7% |
| 2005 | 63.49 | +9.0% |
| 2006 | 65.01 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 73.85 | +13.6% |
| 2008 | 73.51 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 60.52 | -17.7% |
| 2010 | 83.36 | +37.7% |
| 2011 | 84.47 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 71.1 | -15.8% |
| 2013 | 89.16 | +25.4% |
| 2014 | 94.59 | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 104.43 | +10.4% |
| 2016 | 100.97 | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 109.69 | +8.6% |
| 2018 | 100.01 | -8.8% |
| 2019 | 106.78 | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 107.56 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 112.84 | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 100.89 | -10.6% |
| 2023 | 108.89 | +7.9% |
| 2024 | 118.63 | +8.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8833 | 0.48 | 1.62 | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.69 | 2.19 | 15.77 | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.77 | 17.59 | 27.78 | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.49 | 22.47 | 39.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.95 | 40.44 | 73.85 | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.46 | 71.1 | 109.69 | 10 |
| 2020s | 109.76 | 100.89 | 118.63 | 5 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 12 Colombia 242.84 compare
- 12 Timor-Leste 75.43 compare
- 13 Angola 235.89 compare
- 13 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 53.05 compare
- 14 Germany 222.73 compare
- 14 Republic of Moldova 51.76 compare
- 15 Kyrgyzstan 220.98 compare
- 15 Lao People's Democratic Republic 37.76 compare
- 16 China, Taiwan Province of 218.62 compare
- 16 Viet Nam 27.44 compare
- 17 Ukraine 199.12 compare
- 18 Nicaragua 190.68 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is soya beans — gross per capita production index number in South America?
- Soya beans — gross per capita production index number in South America was 118.63 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest soya beans — gross per capita production index number recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 118.63 in 2024.
- What is the lowest soya beans — gross per capita production index number recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.48 in 1961.
- How does South America rank for soya beans — gross per capita production index number?
- South America ranks 15th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is soya beans — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Soya beans — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.