Soya beans — Gross Production Index Number in Australia

Australia: Soya beans — Gross Production Index Number was 198.3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
198.3
Change on year
up 25.6%
World rank
20th
of 85 countries
All-time high
393.29
in 1989
All-time low
0.61
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Soya beans — Gross Production Index Number in Australia, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Analysis

Australia recorded 198.3 for soya beans — gross production index number in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.6% on the previous year and up 104.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, soya beans — gross production index number in Australia peaked at 393.29 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.61, in 1961.

Australia ranks 20th of 85 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Soya beans — Gross Production Index Number in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Soya beans — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Australia, 1961 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1961 0.61
1962 0.79 +29.5%
1963 1.82 +130.4%
1964 2.27 +24.7%
1965 3.38 +48.9%
1966 2.34 -30.8%
1967 2.35 +0.4%
1968 2.69 +14.5%
1969 5.28 +96.3%
1970 15.27 +189.2%
1971 27.96 +83.1%
1972 102.12 +265.2%
1973 115.2 +12.8%
1974 189.92 +64.9%
1975 223.88 +17.9%
1976 135.46 -39.5%
1977 167.77 +23.9%
1978 232.31 +38.5%
1979 299.79 +29.0%
1980 248.9 -17.0%
1981 222.23 -10.7%
1982 234.1 +5.3%
1983 161.6 -31.0%
1984 269.16 +66.6%
1985 333.55 +23.9%
1986 319.57 -4.2%
1987 272.7 -14.7%
1988 209.39 -23.2%
1989 393.29 +87.8%
1990 235.08 -40.2%
1991 188.32 -19.9%
1992 190.1 +0.9%
1993 148.46 -21.9%
1994 246.77 +66.2%
1995 82.74 -66.5%
1996 135.46 +63.7%
1997 224.72 +65.9%
1998 163.98 -27.0%
1999 330.39 +101.5%
2000 318.25 -3.7%
2001 147.73 -53.6%
2002 191.5 +29.6%
2003 27.97 -85.4%
2004 181.62 +549.3%
2005 135.71 -25.3%
2006 152.29 +12.2%
2007 78.67 -48.3%
2008 105.37 +33.9%
2009 243.26 +130.9%
2010 180.99 -25.6%
2011 90.34 -50.1%
2012 261.46 +189.4%
2013 278.77 +6.6%
2014 97.02 -65.2%
2015 113.69 +17.2%
2016 89.29 -21.5%
2017 95.16 +6.6%
2018 87.77 -7.8%
2019 45.96 -47.6%
2020 52.6 +14.4%
2021 122.13 +132.2%
2022 173.7 +42.2%
2023 157.91 -9.1%
2024 198.3 +25.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2.39 0.61 5.28 9
1970s 150.97 15.27 299.79 10
1980s 266.45 161.6 393.29 10
1990s 194.6 82.74 330.39 10
2000s 158.24 27.97 318.25 10
2010s 134.05 45.96 278.77 10
2020s 140.93 52.6 198.3 5

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 17 China, Taiwan Province of 215.55 compare
  2. 18 Nicaragua 211.03 compare
  3. 19 South Africa 200.87 compare
  4. 20 Australia and New Zealand 198.3 compare
  5. 22 Ethiopia 190.9 compare
  6. 23 Ghana 189.67 compare

See the full ranking of 127 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is soya beans — gross production index number in Australia?
Soya beans — gross production index number in Australia was 198.3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest soya beans — gross production index number recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 393.29 in 1989.
What is the lowest soya beans — gross production index number recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.61 in 1961.
How does Australia rank for soya beans — gross production index number?
Australia ranks 20th out of 85 countries with data for 2024.
Is soya beans — gross production index number rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 104.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Soya beans — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Soya beans — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100)
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
127 places, 6,430 data points, 1961–2024
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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.