Soya beans — Production in Asia

Asia: Soya beans — Production was 37.62 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
37.62 million t
Change on year
up 5.1%
Rank
1st
of 17 groups
All-time high
37.62 million t
in 2024
All-time low
7.29 million t
in 1965
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Soya beans — Production in Asia, 1961–2024

10.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M196119922024

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

Analysis

In 2024, soya beans — production in Asia stood at 37.62 million t. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and up 48.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, soya beans — production in Asia peaked at 37.62 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.29 million t, in 1965.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Soya beans — Production in Asia, year by year

Annual values for Soya beans — Production in Asia, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 7.48 million t —
1962 7.71 million t +3.0%
1963 8.06 million t +4.5%
1964 9.00 million t +11.6%
1965 7.29 million t -19.0%
1966 9.42 million t +29.2%
1967 9.49 million t +0.8%
1968 9.29 million t -2.1%
1969 8.82 million t -5.1%
1970 10.01 million t +13.5%
1971 9.93 million t -0.8%
1972 7.81 million t -21.3%
1973 9.77 million t +25.1%
1974 9.11 million t -6.8%
1975 8.95 million t -1.8%
1976 8.32 million t -7.0%
1977 9.01 million t +8.3%
1978 9.67 million t +7.3%
1979 9.48 million t -1.9%
1980 10.02 million t +5.6%
1981 11.52 million t +15.1%
1982 11.26 million t -2.3%
1983 12.22 million t +8.5%
1984 12.90 million t +5.6%
1985 13.98 million t +8.3%
1986 15.42 million t +10.3%
1987 16.01 million t +3.9%
1988 16.36 million t +2.2%
1989 15.39 million t -5.9%
1990 16.96 million t +10.2%
1991 15.37 million t -9.4%
1992 17.20 million t +11.9%
1993 23.37 million t +35.9%
1994 23.15 million t -0.9%
1995 21.76 million t -6.0%
1996 21.56 million t -0.9%
1997 24.00 million t +11.3%
1998 25.04 million t +4.3%
1999 24.15 million t -3.6%
2000 23.16 million t -4.1%
2001 23.70 million t +2.3%
2002 23.45 million t -1.0%
2003 25.54 million t +8.9%
2004 26.74 million t +4.7%
2005 27.44 million t +2.6%
2006 26.60 million t -3.0%
2007 26.18 million t -1.6%
2008 28.18 million t +7.6%
2009 27.84 million t -1.2%
2010 30.74 million t +10.4%
2011 29.36 million t -4.5%
2012 30.31 million t +3.3%
2013 26.46 million t -12.7%
2014 25.36 million t -4.2%
2015 23.14 million t -8.7%
2016 28.52 million t +23.2%
2017 28.38 million t -0.5%
2018 31.70 million t +11.7%
2019 31.41 million t -0.9%
2020 34.10 million t +8.5%
2021 31.20 million t -8.5%
2022 37.19 million t +19.2%
2023 35.79 million t -3.8%
2024 37.62 million t +5.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 8.51 million t 7.29 million t 9.49 million t 9
1970s 9.21 million t 7.81 million t 10.01 million t 10
1980s 13.51 million t 10.02 million t 16.36 million t 10
1990s 21.26 million t 15.37 million t 25.04 million t 10
2000s 25.88 million t 23.16 million t 28.18 million t 10
2010s 28.54 million t 23.14 million t 31.70 million t 10
2020s 35.18 million t 31.20 million t 37.62 million t 5

Countries ranked near Asia

  1. 1 Brazil 144.47 million t compare
  2. 2 Argentina 48.21 million t compare
  3. 2 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 3.22 million t compare
  4. 3 China 20.66 million t compare
  5. 4 China, mainland 20.65 million t compare
  6. 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 200,000 t compare

See the full ranking of 152 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is soya beans — production in Asia?
Soya beans — production in Asia was 37.62 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest soya beans — production recorded in Asia?
The highest recorded value was 37.62 million t in 2024.
What is the lowest soya beans — production recorded in Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 7.29 million t in 1965.
How does Asia rank for soya beans — production?
Asia ranks 1st out of 17 groups with data for 2024.
Is soya beans — production rising or falling in Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 48.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Asia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Soya beans — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Soya beans — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
152 places, 7,588 data points, 1961–2024
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