Soya beans — Gross Production Index Number in Australia
Australia: Soya beans — Gross Production Index Number was 198.3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Soya beans — Gross Production Index Number in Australia, 1961–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 17 China, Taiwan Province of 215.55 compare
- 18 Nicaragua 211.03 compare
- 19 South Africa 200.87 compare
- 20 Australia and New Zealand 198.3 compare
- 22 Ethiopia 190.9 compare
- 23 Ghana 189.67 compare
More agriculture & rural data for Australia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0227 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,476 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5855 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1228 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 2.27 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 2.27 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2025)
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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About this data
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.