Soya beans — Production in Eastern Asia

Eastern Asia: Soya beans — Production was 21.24 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
21.24 million t
Change on year
down 0.9%
Rank
6th
of 27 groups
All-time high
21.43 million t
in 2023
All-time low
6.81 million t
in 1965
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Soya beans — Production in Eastern Asia, 1961–2024

5.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M196119922024

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

Analysis

Eastern Asia recorded 21.24 million t for soya beans — production in 2024.

The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 65.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, soya beans — production in Eastern Asia peaked at 21.43 million t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.81 million t, in 1965.

Eastern Asia ranks 6th of 27 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Soya beans — Production in Eastern Asia, year by year

Annual values for Soya beans — Production in Eastern Asia, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 6.99 million t —
1962 7.23 million t +3.5%
1963 7.62 million t +5.3%
1964 8.52 million t +11.9%
1965 6.81 million t -20.1%
1966 8.90 million t +30.7%
1967 8.96 million t +0.7%
1968 8.77 million t -2.2%
1969 8.31 million t -5.2%
1970 9.39 million t +13.0%
1971 9.29 million t -1.1%
1972 7.12 million t -23.3%
1973 9.02 million t +26.7%
1974 8.27 million t -8.4%
1975 8.03 million t -2.9%
1976 7.40 million t -7.9%
1977 8.05 million t +8.8%
1978 8.41 million t +4.5%
1979 8.27 million t -1.7%
1980 8.70 million t +5.1%
1981 10.16 million t +16.8%
1982 9.86 million t -2.9%
1983 10.59 million t +7.4%
1984 10.64 million t +0.4%
1985 11.40 million t +7.2%
1986 12.50 million t +9.7%
1987 13.14 million t +5.1%
1988 12.62 million t -3.9%
1989 11.18 million t -11.4%
1990 11.92 million t +6.6%
1991 10.54 million t -11.5%
1992 11.08 million t +5.1%
1993 15.97 million t +44.2%
1994 16.66 million t +4.3%
1995 14.18 million t -14.9%
1996 13.94 million t -1.7%
1997 15.40 million t +10.4%
1998 15.79 million t +2.6%
1999 14.89 million t -5.7%
2000 16.11 million t +8.2%
2001 16.16 million t +0.3%
2002 17.24 million t +6.7%
2003 16.08 million t -6.7%
2004 18.05 million t +12.3%
2005 17.10 million t -5.3%
2006 15.81 million t -7.5%
2007 13.41 million t -15.2%
2008 16.29 million t +21.4%
2009 15.70 million t -3.6%
2010 15.76 million t +0.4%
2011 15.18 million t -3.7%
2012 13.72 million t -9.6%
2013 12.66 million t -7.8%
2014 12.88 million t +1.7%
2015 12.48 million t -3.0%
2016 13.39 million t +7.2%
2017 15.85 million t +18.4%
2018 16.41 million t +3.5%
2019 18.69 million t +13.9%
2020 20.13 million t +7.7%
2021 16.95 million t -15.8%
2022 20.84 million t +23.0%
2023 21.43 million t +2.8%
2024 21.24 million t -0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 8.01 million t 6.81 million t 8.96 million t 9
1970s 8.33 million t 7.12 million t 9.39 million t 10
1980s 11.08 million t 8.70 million t 13.14 million t 10
1990s 14.04 million t 10.54 million t 16.66 million t 10
2000s 16.19 million t 13.41 million t 18.05 million t 10
2010s 14.70 million t 12.48 million t 18.69 million t 10
2020s 20.12 million t 16.95 million t 21.43 million t 5

Countries ranked near Eastern Asia

  1. 3 China 20.66 million t compare
  2. 4 China, mainland 20.65 million t compare
  3. 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 200,000 t compare
  4. 5 India 15.13 million t compare
  5. 6 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 180,000 t compare
  6. 6 Paraguay 11.10 million t compare
  7. 6 Türkiye 180,000 t compare
  8. 7 Canada 7.57 million t compare
  9. 8 Russian Federation 7.00 million t compare
  10. 8 Viet Nam 46,127 t compare
  11. 9 Ukraine 6.64 million t compare
  12. 9 United Republic of Tanzania 42,738 t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is soya beans — production in Eastern Asia?
Soya beans — production in Eastern Asia was 21.24 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest soya beans — production recorded in Eastern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 21.43 million t in 2023.
What is the lowest soya beans — production recorded in Eastern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 6.81 million t in 1965.
How does Eastern Asia rank for soya beans — production?
Eastern Asia ranks 6th out of 27 groups with data for 2024.
Is soya beans — production rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 65.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eastern 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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